Synonyms of misinformation

misinformation

noun

as in lie

information that is not completely true or accurate

a company accused of providing misinformation to its shareholders

Related Words

• lie
• misrepresentation
• libel
• distortion
• misstatement
• falsification
• exaggeration
• ambiguity
• falsehood
• untruth
• mendacity
• story
• fairy tale
• fabrication
• prevarication
• falsity
• half-truth
• misreport
• defamation
• slander
• tale
• fiction
• fable
• equivocation
• fib
• nonsense
• deceit
• obliquity
• misconception
• perjury
• whopper
• pretense
• taradiddle
• bluff
• myth
• fallacy
• dishonesty
• pose
• duplicity
• canard
• fraudulence
• deceitfulness
• humbug
• jive

Dissimilar Words

• fact
• honesty
• truth
• truthfulness
• confirmation
• veracity
• truism
• verification
• validation
• verity
• authentication
• substantiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misinformation

Disinformation and misinformation experts who spent years telling the public to be on guard against deepfakes are now trying to convince the public that the McConnell image is real. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 15 July 2026

The spread of the disease, which has led to more than 700 deaths in the DRC and parts of Uganda, has been aided by rampant misinformation and a major deficit in health supplies. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

While a large number of respondents were concerned about AI bias, misinformation and data privacy, the most common worries were about academic dishonesty and plagiarism. — Brett Dejager, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2026