falsify vs manipulate

falsify and manipulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, falsify and manipulate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of falsify include cook, fake, fudge, misrepresent, wangle.

falsify (verb)	manipulate (verb)
falsify knowingly	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby	hold something in one's hands and move it
prove false	maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	manipulate in a fraudulent manner
tamper, with the purpose of deception	influence or control shrewdly or deviously
	tamper, with the purpose of deception