misinformation
noun
mis·in·for·ma·tion
ˌmis-ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən 
: incorrect or misleading information
Indubitably, a great deal of paranoid and otherwise irresponsible misinformation about the Kennedy assassination has traveled far and sold well …—
Ronnie Dugger
Ronnie DuggerA muddle of misinformation keeps clouding the debate over hormone-replacement therapy for women.—Melinda Beck
Melinda BeckEach of these pieces of information (and misinformation) about me is sold for about two-fifths of a cent to advertisers, which then deliver me an Internet ad, send me a catalog or mail me a credit-card offer.—Joel Stein
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The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
These spam texts ask for $10 while billionaires like Elon Musk support an infrastructure of misinformation and outrage that is keeping the American population busy fighting one another online while our rights are shredded.
—Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement As these hyper-realistic AI tools spread, threats of deepfakes and misinformation loom large.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
These spam texts ask for $10 while billionaires like Elon Musk support an infrastructure of misinformation and outrage that is keeping the American population busy fighting one another online while our rights are shredded.
—Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement As these hyper-realistic AI tools spread, threats of deepfakes and misinformation loom large.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinformation. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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