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
Many of the people who were fired were already reinstated, and every decision has been made with haste and justified with misinformation.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
As part of a trove of documents released in a lawsuit alleging Fox knowingly spread misinformation about the Dominion voting system, it was revealed that the network’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, was seeking to marginalize Trump.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Such policies are coupled with misinformation about childhood vaccination now platformed at the highest levels of government.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He has since become known for sharing conspiracy theories online and was accused of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
As part of a trove of documents released in a lawsuit alleging Fox knowingly spread misinformation about the Dominion voting system, it was revealed that the network’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, was seeking to marginalize Trump.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Such policies are coupled with misinformation about childhood vaccination now platformed at the highest levels of government.
—Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He has since become known for sharing conspiracy theories online and was accused of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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