Synonyms of misinformation

misinformation

noun

as in lie

information that is not completely true or accurate

a company accused of providing misinformation to its shareholders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lie
• misrepresentation
• libel
• distortion
• misstatement
• falsification
• exaggeration
• ambiguity
• falsehood
• untruth
• mendacity
• story
• fairy tale
• fabrication
• prevarication
• misreport
• falsity
• half-truth
• defamation
• tale
• slander
• fiction
• fable
• equivocation
• fib
• deceit
• nonsense
• obliquity
• misconception
• perjury
• tarradiddle
• pretense
• whopper
• taradiddle
• pretence
• bluff
• myth
• fallacy
• dishonesty
• duplicity
• pose
• fraudulence
• canard
• deceitfulness
• humbug
• jive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• honesty
• truth
• truthfulness
• confirmation
• veracity
• truism
• verification
• validation
• verity
• authentication
• substantiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misinformation

There was always misinformation, which is different. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

Image The government has accused Mr. Musk, who owns the social media platform X, of peddling misinformation, pointing to his social media posts that promote a conspiracy theory that white South Africans are facing genocide, and his characterization of a land-reform law as racist. —Zimasa Matiwane, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Kennedy has expressed skepticism over inoculation and is known to traffic in medical misinformation. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025

As measles cases rise across the United States, misinformation about the life-threatening infection can put people at risk. —Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025