How do you change file creation dates

Is there a way to edit file creation and modification dates in a file? Thanks.

In the Terminal:
man touch
setfile

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<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: normal;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
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