It’s like halfway between a true contranym and just a change of the verb’s object.
Like, you could say that Victor Ninov fabricated Element 118 in 1999, and also say that Element 118 was fabricated by scientists in 2002.
Both true statements! But of course I made sure to word them that way. You’re much clearer by inserting “evidence” in your sentence, thus saying that it was the data that was created, not the thing.
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I would say the meaning is always the same, the difference is what was being fabricated. Fabricated material good, fabricated evidence bad.
It’s like halfway between a true contranym and just a change of the verb’s object.
Like, you could say that Victor Ninov fabricated Element 118 in 1999, and also say that Element 118 was fabricated by scientists in 2002.
Both true statements! But of course I made sure to word them that way. You’re much clearer by inserting “evidence” in your sentence, thus saying that it was the data that was created, not the thing.