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Recent Examples of misrepresentation
The program aims to address underrepresentation and misrepresentation of health conditions in media by supporting creators who weave patient and treatment narratives into everyday storytelling.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The 'Christian genocide' narrative is a misrepresentation of our complex security reality, which affects citizens of all faiths.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The company, however, still contends that the Jeep owner made a misrepresentation on his CURE insurance application that would justify a recission.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
So the investors are suing her and Joggy for securities fraud, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and more.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
This misrepresentation appears to have been a central element in persuading Craig Lampley to agree to transfer ownership.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Dawgs claimed that the misrepresentation allowed customers to think that the Croslite resin was different from what was used by other shoe manufacturers.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Paramount’s claim that the Pledge is an attempt to silence Israeli artists is a purposeful misrepresentation of the boycott and its objective.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The 'Christian genocide' narrative is a misrepresentation of our complex security reality, which affects citizens of all faiths.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The company, however, still contends that the Jeep owner made a misrepresentation on his CURE insurance application that would justify a recission.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
So the investors are suing her and Joggy for securities fraud, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and more.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
This misrepresentation appears to have been a central element in persuading Craig Lampley to agree to transfer ownership.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Dawgs claimed that the misrepresentation allowed customers to think that the Croslite resin was different from what was used by other shoe manufacturers.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Paramount’s claim that the Pledge is an attempt to silence Israeli artists is a purposeful misrepresentation of the boycott and its objective.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
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One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.—
Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
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The state’s brief urged the court to permit inspection only of ballot images and prohibit scanning or recanvassing the original ballots, claiming such access would undermine ballot integrity and spread misinformation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cofounder Jimmy Wales explains how introducing a simple purpose, insisting on certain rules of engagement, and other strategies helped the organization to build trust with contributors and users — and maintain it even in a world bombarded by misinformation.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
4 Nov. 2025
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That falsification led to lower import duties.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The team traced this distortion to optostriction, where the electromagnetic field of light exerts a small but measurable mechanical force on the atoms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The catch is, the capital that goes into these funds often has to be spent right away, and that may be creating distortions in the markets.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of expansion, exaggeration, and big-picture dreams.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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Pharrell and Adidas have released hundreds of sneakers together — and that’s no exaggeration.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The lie that began James’s reign would have far-reaching consequences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Directly underneath lies an open-air beach club with fold-down platforms that open to create roughly 645 square feet of space suspended above the water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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The right side is nearly always wrong and blatantly lying, while the left side supposedly stumbles into falsehood every once in a while.—
Tim Graham,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation — not falsehoods and finger-pointing.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The untruth Comey told in Trump Tower soon came back into the picture when, on March 15, 2017, Comey talked privately to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.—
Byron York,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Those that prioritize speed over accuracy might spit out plenty of seemingly unrealistic untruths.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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