Claim and Fake

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Fake and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fake" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Fake verb - To imitate or copy especially in order to deceive.

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Claim and fake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

old	old claim	old fake
good	good claim	good fake
best	best claim	best fake
similar	similar claim	similar fake
Other adjectives: legitimate, dubious, stupid, actual, real, big, later, next, several.

Corollary: If the creator confesses that it was fake, some people will still claim it's real and call the confession a fake.

Source: Just For Fun / The Grand List of Forum and Community Laws
In Real Life, some people claim some vintage furs they have are fake, to avoid harassment.

Source: It's Fake Fur, It's Fine
Then later in that same test chamber, she promises to put them on the phone, but instead puts on a fake "prerecorded message" in which they claim not to love you.

Source: Yank the Dog's Chain

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