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

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

That unity is especially important in an age of misinformation, or when shifting results on election night and the days afterward trigger claims of election fraud. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

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

Yet views of Democrats remain divided, and many AAPI adults worry about election misinformation, voter suppression and legal challenges to results. — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026