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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of misinformation

Latest news about Russian misinformation in 2024 elections 03:32 Another video was fabricated to look like it was produced by Fox News. —Erielle Delzer, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024

Last year, the company removed restrictions on ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen and on Covid-19 misinformation. —Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024

But with the rise of social media, there has also been an increase in disinformation, misinformation and propaganda this election season. —Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

But major questions persist about the timing of the results, the makeup of the electorate, the influx of misinformation — even the possibility of political violence. —Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024