falsify vs distort

falsify and distort both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
falsify	No	No	Yes	No
distort	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, falsify and distort are synonyms defined as:

falsify and distort: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Other synonyms of falsify include garble, warp.

falsify (verb)	distort (verb)
falsify knowingly	alter the shape of (something) by stress
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
prove false	affect as in thought or feeling
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	twist and press out of shape
tamper, with the purpose of deception	form into a spiral shape