as in lie
information that is not completely true or accurate
a company accused of providing misinformation to its shareholders
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Recent Examples of misinformation
In practice, that involved ceasing to provide links or recommendations to official Potter events and products and committing themselves to directly countering the misinformation Rowling was spreading to her vast online audience.
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Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The phenomenon illustrates how misinformation can multiply after a viral moment, spreading what can seem to be harmless narratives that are made harder to verify in the age of AI.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
But the truth behind the footage turned out to be far simpler — and the gap between fact and fiction offers a striking example of how misinformation spreads in the age of AI.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The phenomenon illustrates how misinformation can multiply after a viral moment, spreading what can seem to be harmless narratives that are made harder to verify in the age of AI.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
But the truth behind the footage turned out to be far simpler — and the gap between fact and fiction offers a striking example of how misinformation spreads in the age of AI.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformation
Noun
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This is a ridiculous lie and desperate attempt to distract from the pedophile protection party’s unpopular war of choice, increasing gas prices and rapidly dropping polling numbers.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just as lies were used to justify our attack on Iraq over 20 years ago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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From misrepresentation about what the food actually is to difficulties with the accessibility of certain ingredients, many Japanese restaurants fail to get established and scale up.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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That accusation — known as the blood libel — has been passed around for almost a thousand years.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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And there was a huge libel action against him that was taken out by a very brave writer called Deborah Lipstadt, who won against him.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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