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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misinformation

In an interview with KCTV in September, Masterson said the plan is a good deal and that there’s been misinformation in the market around it. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

But the broad use of AI without much restriction or regulation has raised concern among both candidates and researchers about the spread of misinformation from the ads. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The state accused Meta of lying to Facebook users in New Mexico about who had access to their data, how the company handles hate speech and misinformation posted on the platform and other internal policies. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Experts told ProPublica that such chaos and misinformation is common during disaster response. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026