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Recent Examples of misrepresentation
As his Legacy of Lies boasts unravelled, writer Anu Verma sued the businessman, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Steinbaugh and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and professor of law emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, both pointed to Bondi’s misrepresentation of hate speech as legally unprotected and the FCC’s role in Kimmel’s suspension.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Offit fears any misrepresentation will push people away from COVID vaccines, particularly for small children.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The case, brought by a whistleblower, showed that cybersecurity misrepresentation would be treated as fraud against the government.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Overpayments will not be waived on claims where there have been findings of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the UIA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The novel, published to immediate controversy in India—an obscenity suit was filed over its portrayal of an intercaste romance—offended her Syrian Christian kin, who grumbled about misrepresentation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Steinbaugh and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and professor of law emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, both pointed to Bondi’s misrepresentation of hate speech as legally unprotected and the FCC’s role in Kimmel’s suspension.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Offit fears any misrepresentation will push people away from COVID vaccines, particularly for small children.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The case, brought by a whistleblower, showed that cybersecurity misrepresentation would be treated as fraud against the government.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Overpayments will not be waived on claims where there have been findings of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the UIA said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The novel, published to immediate controversy in India—an obscenity suit was filed over its portrayal of an intercaste romance—offended her Syrian Christian kin, who grumbled about misrepresentation.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 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 reinstatement program, which is set to officially launch in a few weeks, will encompass users who had been banned not only under the election and COVID misinformation bans but other now-defunct policies.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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According to Alphabet's version of events, misinformation such as telling people to drink bleach to cure COVID wasn't initially against its policies.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 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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Hoadley was sentenced to three months in prison after a jury convicted him of destruction, alteration or falsification of records, tampering with a witness by harassment, and tampering with documents.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Sep. 2025
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In his Monday remarks, Carr referred to the possibility of the FCC reviewing a news-distortion complaint against ABC stations over Kimmel.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Path to practical use Pinhole imaging, first described by philosopher Mozi in the 4th century BC, offered unlimited depth and no distortion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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What could have been a slapdash dish in lesser hands was, at the risk of exaggeration and without question, one of my favorite bites of the year.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, others are claiming that the fanfare is an exaggeration and are calling for fans to calm down.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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One day, tired of the lies, Shane purchased a metal detector.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The film explores the history of the Afghanistan war, the falsehoods told to Americans, and the secrets kept over four administrations.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Organizations that see the value in addressing disinformation security proactively can gain resilience, compliance and credibility in an era where falsehoods spread faster than truth.—
Jason Crawforth,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This week, Stuart Heritage reports from the U.K. on why The Salt Path, the inspirational best-selling memoir by Raynor Winn, now seems to be a hive of untruths.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 July 2025
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Social niceties and institutional language are his ways to tell untruths, even to himself, while keeping both the status quo and his organizational status intact.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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