phony up
verb1
To create a false version of something.
- They're in it up to their ears if they're phonying up a record of nonexistent checks.2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 237:
- He phonies up some documents, plants them with CBS, and doesn't say a word when the story breaks. He lets others dispute their authenticity while he remains in the shadows.2005 -, Case Wagenvoord, Open Letters to George W. Bush:
1 more example
- The sheriff said, “What in hell makes you think Jones phonied up evidence?”2014, Ken Oder, The Closing, →ISBN, page 207: