as in misrepresentation
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as in to distort
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Verb
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The movie, named after a popular 1950s song, evoked and distorted the midcentury suburban fantasy.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Trump, who pulled out of his own planned interview with CBS, had alleged CBS had distorted the interview to aid Harris.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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As a result, readers of the second-generation post are misled, as was the case here.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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About 27% of social media users believed misleading financial advice or misinformation on social media, according to Edelman Financial Engines.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Swathes of research and reports exist about how the structure of the online world can serve to spread misinformation.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Newsom hit back both in interviews and via a fact-checking website, accusing the president and his allies of spreading misinformation.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.—
Jill Hopke,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These creators must be empowered and funded to spread the truth, counter lies, and connect with communities already inundated by falsehoods.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Caught in the crossfire of accusations, intern Elif (24) is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies and finds herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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How Much Have Trump's Legal Troubles Cost? Trump is on course to be first ever convicted felon to be sworn in as U.S. president, after he was found guilty last May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.—
Ryan Smith,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Now Trump is the first person convicted of a felony — for falsifying business records related to hush money payments — to serve as president.—
Zeke Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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On a second trip to the same area in July, researchers found the species concealed among the leaf litter layer making no noise.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Teaching how and why the Holocaust happened can make the Holocaust relevant and provoke critical thinking, something sorely needed in a world awash in online denial, distortion, and antisemitism.—
Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those estimates may also be valuable in multi-party trade negotiations focused on Chinese distortions, which pose particularly serious challenges for U.S. trade and the world economy.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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