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Recent Examples of misrepresentation
The case, brought by a whistleblower, showed that cybersecurity misrepresentation would be treated as fraud against the government.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Overpayments will not be waived on claims where there have been findings of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the UIA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The novel, published to immediate controversy in India—an obscenity suit was filed over its portrayal of an intercaste romance—offended her Syrian Christian kin, who grumbled about misrepresentation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
The suit seeks up to $10,000 in civil penalties for each potential violation of state law that prohibits deceptive practices, unfair acts or misrepresentation and that date back to 2019.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Still, raising your kids as part of a minority, especially one that faces misrepresentation, can feel isolating.
—Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Storytelling has the power to shape perceptions, and misrepresentation or oversimplification can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
—Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Commercial, alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation and promissory estoppel.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Overpayments will not be waived on claims where there have been findings of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the UIA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The novel, published to immediate controversy in India—an obscenity suit was filed over its portrayal of an intercaste romance—offended her Syrian Christian kin, who grumbled about misrepresentation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
The suit seeks up to $10,000 in civil penalties for each potential violation of state law that prohibits deceptive practices, unfair acts or misrepresentation and that date back to 2019.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Still, raising your kids as part of a minority, especially one that faces misrepresentation, can feel isolating.
—Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Storytelling has the power to shape perceptions, and misrepresentation or oversimplification can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
—Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Commercial, alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation and promissory estoppel.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
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One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.—
Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
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In an era dominated by social media, economic polarization, and misinformation, those skills are more vital than ever.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kirk spread falsehoods about voter fraud during the 2020 election and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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With 64% of job applicants admitting to résumé falsification, up from 55% just two years ago, according to StandOut CV, companies are hemorrhaging money on staffing and bad hires while genuine talent slips through traditional screening processes.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hernandez was charged with 19 counts of misconduct including theft of identity, fraud, falsification of Medicaid documents, nursing without a license and abuse of a patient, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The researchers were able to glean more information about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves – distortions in space-time caused by powerful cosmic events – produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fundraises add another layer of distortion.—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But to say — as some Panthers fans are doing these days — that he should immediately be traded or is a complete draft bust is an over-exaggeration.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Among the most persistent examples of those divisions are the lies and misinformation about elections that have spread for years through online social channels.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Troll farms, bots, and foreign actors manipulated social platforms to spread lies, sow division, and undermine democratic elections.—
Jeremy H. Gottschalk,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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An advocate for free speech and limited government, Kirk also used his sizable platform to spread falsehoods and conspiracy theories about topics including climate change, vaccines, transgender people and demographic change.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk spread falsehoods about voter fraud during the 2020 election and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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This week, Stuart Heritage reports from the U.K. on why The Salt Path, the inspirational best-selling memoir by Raynor Winn, now seems to be a hive of untruths.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 July 2025
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Social niceties and institutional language are his ways to tell untruths, even to himself, while keeping both the status quo and his organizational status intact.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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