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Recent Examples of misrepresentation
Twenty years or so ago there were many claims by buyers about a misrepresentation of square footage by the seller or by the Realtors.
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Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Possible fraud and misrepresentation were words used to describe some the expenditures.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, accused Haley on counts of fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and fraudulent inducement.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
There was a bill introduced last legislative session that would have empowered citizens to sue for allegedly deceptive practices, fraud, harassment, intimidation or misrepresentation during the acquisition of land access agreements by carbon pipeline land agents.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 13 Jan. 2026
The misrepresentation of the acts of Jan 6, 2021, and the recent death of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis highlight the illusion of truth and its perils to society.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Cases of successful denaturalization mostly come down to if the misrepresentation was wilful, and such misrepresentation led to the person in question gaining their citizenship, or if the citizenship was procured illegally.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Issues related to your work and your health are subject to confusion and misrepresentation.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That month, the company also sold to one of its lenders, Axar Capital Management for $110 million, who was then quickly sued by the other lenders over its alleged misrepresentation of Mirage’s financial condition.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Possible fraud and misrepresentation were words used to describe some the expenditures.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, accused Haley on counts of fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and fraudulent inducement.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
There was a bill introduced last legislative session that would have empowered citizens to sue for allegedly deceptive practices, fraud, harassment, intimidation or misrepresentation during the acquisition of land access agreements by carbon pipeline land agents.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 13 Jan. 2026
The misrepresentation of the acts of Jan 6, 2021, and the recent death of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis highlight the illusion of truth and its perils to society.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Cases of successful denaturalization mostly come down to if the misrepresentation was wilful, and such misrepresentation led to the person in question gaining their citizenship, or if the citizenship was procured illegally.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Issues related to your work and your health are subject to confusion and misrepresentation.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That month, the company also sold to one of its lenders, Axar Capital Management for $110 million, who was then quickly sued by the other lenders over its alleged misrepresentation of Mirage’s financial condition.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
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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
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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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Demonstrators have taken to the streets in response to the shootings, accusing federal authorities of excessive force, while law enforcement officials warn that misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric have fueled anger and confrontations.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pending charges include animal cruelty and neglect, concealed carry of a weapon, obstructing official business and falsification.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Jan. 2026
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Cho’s team last month requested a 10-year prison term for Yoon’s earlier defiance of authorities’ attempts to execute his detainment warrant and other charges such as abuse of power and falsification of official documents.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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And to many white South Africans, the warped way their country is depicted abroad isn’t even the most important distortion.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Speaking of which, the concept of royalty among members of PFV is no exaggeration, though some of the blue blood flowing through members’ veins is merely aristocratic.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
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The deliberate exaggeration of both Lee’s performance and Park’s direction is what draws us into a suspension of moral disbelief, a sense of complicity with Man-su’s outrageous scheme.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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The content of the speech was a litany of lies, fantasy and exaggerated claims.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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But that confidence in ourselves and our capacity was always a lie.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Glitchy programming isn’t the only font of falsehood.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Trump has targeted freedom of speech, attempting to control and change information — often with misinformation and falsehoods — to push his views into the media, higher education, national museums and the arts.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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