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

Concerns With Russia Ahead of Election Law enforcement and intelligence officials across the U.S. have worked in recent weeks to combat any sort of misinformation from foreign entities, such as Russia, ahead of the 2024 presidential election. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Related article Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. —Kristen Holmes, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

Coleby Phillips is a reporter at The Arizona Republic focusing on election misinformation. —Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024

In 2020, misinformation experts warned that the window between the polls closing and knowing the outcome of the election could provide fertile ground for false narratives to spread and sow doubt about the legitimacy of the election process. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024