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 this climate of fear and misinformation, some companies are making reactionary decisions based on politics rather than sound strategy.
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Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Botched procedures can trend as often as success stories and consumers are increasingly wary of misinformation and unqualified providers.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The report contained multiple sections about misinformation or deepfakes and their potential for harm.
—Tristan Thompson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of misinformation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Botched procedures can trend as often as success stories and consumers are increasingly wary of misinformation and unqualified providers.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The report contained multiple sections about misinformation or deepfakes and their potential for harm.
—Tristan Thompson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of misinformation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformation
Noun
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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
Noun
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The case, brought by a whistleblower, showed that cybersecurity misrepresentation would be treated as fraud against the government.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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McQueen countersued him on several claims as well, including libel, intentional infliction of emotional distress and intentional interference with contractual or business relationships.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bellis later added $473 million in punitive damages, bringing the total libel judgment to $1,436,620,000—believed to be one of the largest in American history.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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