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
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have emphasized the importance of transparency, arguing that allowing cameras in the courtroom helps counter misinformation and ensures public trust in the proceedings.
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Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors, meanwhile, said keeping them is the best way to combat misinformation about a case centered on the public assassination of the prominent conservative activist.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Marcus Lamb died in November 2021 at 64, after being hospitalized with COVID-19 following the network's sharing of COVID-19 misinformation and vocally opposing the coronavirus vaccine.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Given the amount of misinformation on the internet about just about anything, the ability to distinguish accurate information from potentially harmful myths or scams is vital.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors, meanwhile, said keeping them is the best way to combat misinformation about a case centered on the public assassination of the prominent conservative activist.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Marcus Lamb died in November 2021 at 64, after being hospitalized with COVID-19 following the network's sharing of COVID-19 misinformation and vocally opposing the coronavirus vaccine.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Given the amount of misinformation on the internet about just about anything, the ability to distinguish accurate information from potentially harmful myths or scams is vital.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformation
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Having to fight and co-exist with those hell-bent on spewing lies and attention-grabbing hyperbole only clouds up the room, ruins the mood and takes away minutes from those who have been tackling real problems that truly need their government’s help.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Yesteryear is narrated by a woman named Natalie Heller Mills, a Ballerina Farm facsimile who is pregnant with her sixth child at the beginning of the novel, and whose pixel-perfect online life as @YesteryearRanch is essentially all a lie.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Often, this is based on an accusation of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Baldoni filed a libel lawsuit against the Times on December 31, 2024.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The judge also dismissed a libel suit Baldoni filed against the New York Times.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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