facsimitate - A copy of a copy, like a lie told by a liar who heard it fro

A copy of a copy, like a lie told by a liar who heard it from another liar. It's not even close to the real deal, but it tries too hard.

My mom's facsimile of my dad's voice was so bad, my dog ran out of the room.

The statue of the war hero in the school was made from a photo of a photo of a photo of him.

My little brother drew a copy of my drawing, and it looked like it was made by a blind kid.