misrepresentation

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Recent Examples of misrepresentation From misrepresentation about what the food actually is to difficulties with the accessibility of certain ingredients, many Japanese restaurants fail to get established and scale up. William Jones, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 Autonomous technology raises questions about the manufacturer’s liability; now, legal experts must consider whether a technology malfunction or misrepresentation contributed to the accident. Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026 The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Tuesday, includes claims of negligence, injunctive relief, lack of informed consent, concealment, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, medical battery, conversion and loss of consortium. Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026 Some of the charges stem from the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act for substantial misrepresentation of material facts in a vehicle sale, unprofessional conduct, and willful failure to display his dealership license. Michael Guise, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 That’s textbook misrepresentation. Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 The fundamental flaw in the TrumpRx model lies in a misunderstanding — or perhaps a willful misrepresentation — of how most Americans pay for their prescription medications. Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026 She has also been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and improper use of the title of physician and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation, Hayden's office shared. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026 The plaintiffs allege negligence, wrongful death, failure to warn and negligent misrepresentation against the Royal Kahal. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
Noun
  • That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The company’s website on the contract negotiations addresses misinformation shared online about the negotiation process and the use of contractors.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • App stores, hosting providers, cloud services and internet infrastructure companies are also enabling the dissemination of this misinformation and propaganda.
    Steven Stalinsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Jaynes, meanwhile, also faced charges of conspiracy and falsification of records.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Fortunately, the Southern Section worked it out and deserves praise for finally confirming eligibility because the circumstances clearly did not involve falsification of an address, no movement for athletic reasons and was a bonafide change of residence to get a fresh start for everyone involved.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The organ is the defining sound of early Rocketship, effectively becoming their distortion and noise machine.
    David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This would be a vast oversimplification and distortion of their organizing and solidarity work by and for Arab Americans in the Bay Area.
    Laura Einhorn, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Behind the private gates of Clos du Lac, where vineyards edge the winding roads, one hilltop estate overlooking Folsom Lake pulls off the Mediterranean spirit so seamlessly that comparisons to the Italian countryside don’t feel like exaggeration.
    David Caraccio March 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Together, these individuals bedevil lawmakers with their flag-waving and their exaggerations about the alien problem.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This is a ridiculous lie and desperate attempt to distract from the pedophile protection party’s unpopular war of choice, increasing gas prices and rapidly dropping polling numbers.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Just as lies were used to justify our attack on Iraq over 20 years ago.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Goldman cast doubt on the Justice Department’s claim that the falsehood made it into the government’s legal defense of ICE due to human error.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The truth is always more useful than a comforting falsehood.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • His newest book makes such fact-finding a key theme, demonstrating the instability of a political system grounded in untruth—and investigating how populist leaders can wield that for their own ends.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025

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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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