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

In our age of misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence, the artist’s frank exposure of what’s operating behind the curtain is tonic. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

The advocacy organization Hip-Hop Stands with Survivors filed the complaint against New York radio station Hot 97 and the host for allowing the Zulu Nation founder to appear on the platform and spreading misinformation. —Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024

Models must be trained on accurate and unbiased data to prevent the risk of misinformation or hallucinations. —Jeff Winner, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

He was banned from the social media platform Instagram in 2021 for repeatedly spreading vaccine misinformation. —Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024