misinformation

[mis-in-fer-mey-shuhn] / ˌmɪs ɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

false information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

falsity misreport misstatement

STRONG

calumny deception falsification obfuscation

WEAK

chicanery distortion inaccuracy prevarication sophistry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fact truth

Example Sentences

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U.S.-Iran deal terms remained elusive, however, and fraught with misinformation from both sides of the conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Watts began posting advice for families on social media after "seeing so much misinformation online".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

And as her office made clear in a statement to Fox News: “The volume of misinformation — spread across social media and repeated in press coverage — made a clarification necessary. The facts are straightforward.”

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

District Court for the Northern District of Texas that the ad giants worked with third-party groups to establish ways to keep their ads away from misinformation or objectionable content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They could coerce some of us into fighting with misinformation, or by appealing to greed—any number of ways.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth