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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.