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

Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression. —Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025

In the torrent of social media misinformation generated by an event and its immediate aftermath, prediction markets driven in part by social media run a risk of their own. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

Then, there are perspectives from recent news, including the financial woes facing Tennessee State University and a Tennessee connection to vaccine hesitation and misinformation that mentions none other than Ms. Dolly Parton herself. —David Plazas, The Tennessean, 1 Jan. 2025

According to Scanlon, her video was quickly flagged by TikTok for allegedly violating community guidelines on misinformation. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024