false evidence
Manufactured incriminating material
False evidence is information presented as proof that is fabricated, altered, or misleadingly represented.
In legal contexts, introducing false evidence—forged documents, tampered physical evidence, perjured testimony—is a serious crime.
The term also appears more loosely: The article cited false evidence to support its claims.
Distinguished from weak or inconclusive evidence, false evidence involves deliberate deception or material falsehood.
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- coerced confessionStatement obtained through pressure
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
deception · lie · obstruction · wrongful conviction · innocent man · hoax · chain of custody · miscarriage of justice · misidentification · junk science · fraudulent claims · travesty of justice · reasonable doubt · beyond a reasonable doubt · rush to judgment · doctored · fraud · framing
- legal ethicslegal ethics, attorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, code of ethics
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
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