misrepresentation

noun

Definition of misrepresentationnext
as in misstatement

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  1. misinformation
  2. distortion
  3. exaggeration
  4. lie
  5. falsehood
  6. untruth
  7. fabrication
  8. mendacity
Noun
  • Musk’s social platform X sued to block a California law targeting political deepfakes on social media, signed by Newsom to prevent voter misinformation.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • December 11, 2024 The Onion’s initial intent when attempting to purchase Infowars was to turn it into a parody site and thereby put an end to the media giant’s spread of harmful misinformation.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • Email pictures showing the typical distortions of the new growths with wavy or crinkly leaves seems to confirm the deficiency.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Freed from the distortions of fiat monetary policy, markets could allocate capital more efficiently, fostering an explosion of productive growth.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Not with our hubris or our lies, or our endless terror of the mortal truth.
    Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of lie
Noun
  • Some voters might even have backed him because of his relentless falsehoods.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s a look at our fact checks of falsehoods that stemmed from Russian influence operations.
    Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of falsehood
Noun
  • From slanderous claims of Haitian immigrants eating pets, to litanies of untruths about pervasive election fraud, Trump has lied more than any U.S. president on record.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • He’s pursued his anti-wind obsession ever since with hurricane-force gusts of exaggeration, misinformation and bizarre untruths.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of untruth
Noun
  • Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: Altered The image of the X post is a fabrication.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But Intel does have incredibly valuable expertise and assets, notably its chip fabrication plants.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fabrication
Noun
  • Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of mendacity
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