Definition of "inauthentic" [inauthentic]

• Not genuine or authentic. (adjective)

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• "Still, as the September 1993 photo shows, there was a point in time where Gingrich did literally embrace Palestinian leadership and, at the very least, offered advice about creating a state for the same group of people he now refers to as inauthentic."
• "Eventually though, the label felt inauthentic and unfair to both traditions."
• "Why are the terrorists called inauthentic Muslims when they kill in the name of Islam, but seen as persecuted Muslims when we respond?"