misreport

verb

mis·​re·​port ˌmis-ri-ˈpȯrt 

misreported; misreporting

transitive verb

1

: to report (something) falsely : to give an incorrect account of

… the company announced that it had misreported its 2014 financial performance …

—Adam Vaccaro

2

: to give an incorrect report of the words or opinions of

The papers … misreported him beautifully. They twisted his words and phrases away from the context, and turned his subdued and controlled remarks into a howling anarchistic speech.

—Jack London

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1