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Factitious  fækˈtɪʃəs  adjective

Specially contrived. Not genuine.
cf fictitious  fɪkˈtɪʃəs  adjective = Imaginary, unreal. Not genuine.

Lexinote: You might reasonably think the former is a made-up word. Contrived for, say, an article on fake news. But... etymology:
Latin factitious from facere fact- ‘do, make’
Latin fictitious from fict-: see fiction noun, -itious.



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