Is it better to say I got fired or laid off when i get an interview

It has been 3 months since I have been terminated at my last position and after trying to contact certain employees via e-mail I have yet to get a response thus I cannot get viable references. I should also add that I haven't contacted them since and only tried about a month after i left

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