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
The spread of misinformation has led to preventable deaths and hurts our public health.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 May 2025
Police disclosed that the suspect was white, a move that may have been intended to curb the spread of misinformation on social media.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Scientific American spoke to her about how to shield kids from online misinformation, nurture self-compassion and get your children to open up with you.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
However, a report published at the end of 2024 found that the rise in cases may stem from misinformation and lack of information about the whooping cough vaccine, including many parents who may not know pertussis and whooping cough are the same thing.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 May 2025
Police disclosed that the suspect was white, a move that may have been intended to curb the spread of misinformation on social media.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Scientific American spoke to her about how to shield kids from online misinformation, nurture self-compassion and get your children to open up with you.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
However, a report published at the end of 2024 found that the rise in cases may stem from misinformation and lack of information about the whooping cough vaccine, including many parents who may not know pertussis and whooping cough are the same thing.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformation
Noun
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But to see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an information ecosystem where willful lies and concocted conspiracies are amplified by algorithms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Will the media’s libel protection last in the age of Trump?—
Ashley Oliver,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Apr. 2025
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Wynn is a longtime friend of Donald Trump, who also has called for stricter libel laws.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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