Falsified as charges (7-2)
I believe the answer is:
trumped-up
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">falsified as charges</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for trumped-up that I've seen before include "Concocted with intent to deceive" , "Invented, false" .)