spurious

/SPYOOR-ee-us/adjective

not being what it claims to be; false

The dataset was padded with spurious entries.
Synonyms
bogus, fake, counterfeit
Antonyms
genuine, authentic
Memory hook
spurius: of doubtful parentage — not the real line.

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