as in misstatement
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
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He has since become known for sharing conspiracy theories online and was accused of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025 -
As each blade falls, many Americans cheer them on, perhaps out of frustration, despair or misinformation.—
Darren Soto,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2025
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The suit cites the recent Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action and highlights civil rights cases in its argument, a new tactic many scholars have called a gross distortion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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However, activists concerned with animal rights, the environment, the rights of farmers, and human health are already working to ease the distortions of the subsidy system and align government subsidies with recommendations as to what constitutes a healthy, sustainable diet.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The exaggeration and drama of every situation is a part of her daily living.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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But there's little transparency and some exaggeration surrounding the claims of the billions of dollars saved in less than a month.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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Contesting Musk’s algorithmically boosted lies on X with the tools of a reporter is like fighting a wildfire with a garden hose.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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What follows is the unearthing of an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes far beyond her own life, leading to the discovery of a psychology experiment on a pair of twins – once hailed as a revolutionary success but now revealed to be a terrible lie affecting thousands around the world.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps most critically, AI hallucinations can introduce inaccuracies or falsehoods at scale, a phenomenon that can rapidly degrade trust in an era already vulnerable to misinformation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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He's been criticized for spreading misinformation Misinformation experts say Bongino has used his platform to spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods, including about the Mueller investigation, the COVID-19 pandemic and Trump's 2020 election loss.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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The recent publications spreading untruths about Stephen have crossed every line of decency.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Roy Cohn’s long, dark shadow was hanging over the Capitol Rotunda on Monday and his legacy of aggression, misinformation and untruth is now a Kingdom Come.—
Gerrad Hall,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Even Gizelle called it out, saying Mia’s fabrications always seem a little too convenient for the storyline.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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And then, the shipyard, operating in the shadow of HII’s busy Ingalls vessel fabrication facility and down the road from Austal USA’s thriving manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama, may not have the workers needed to take on such a big project.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2024
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And mendacity and brutality and remorseless destruction of people’s lives.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2024
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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