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
For Democrats, the No. 1 threat was misinformation (30%).
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Kennedy spent two decades as a public vaccine skeptic, including as chair of a nonprofit considered a main source of vaccine misinformation.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet online, misinformation runs rampant about the vaccine, which is also known for historic drops in cancer.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Belgium recently identified Russian misinformation and propaganda campaigns trying to influence the June elections in Europe to undermine support for Ukraine.
—Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Kennedy spent two decades as a public vaccine skeptic, including as chair of a nonprofit considered a main source of vaccine misinformation.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet online, misinformation runs rampant about the vaccine, which is also known for historic drops in cancer.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Belgium recently identified Russian misinformation and propaganda campaigns trying to influence the June elections in Europe to undermine support for Ukraine.
—Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Misinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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