Fake or fraudulent copies of something, especially documents, signatures, or artworks made to deceive.
From Old French 'forgerie,' derived from 'forger' (to forge/make), from Latin 'fabricare' (to construct). Originally meant legitimate metalworking but shifted to mean deceptive imitation.
Art forgeries have sometimes fooled experts for decades—like the 'Hitler Diaries' that convinced major historians before being exposed as fakes, showing how even experts can be deceived by well-crafted lies.
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