misleading
Example Sentences
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We all know that social-media personas can be misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The Government’s broader counter-disinformation work is focused on identifying coordinated attempts to spread false or misleading information online, not individuals,” it said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
More than three-quarters of Americans — including 79% of Democrats, 76% of Republicans and 75% of independents — said they were “concerned that misleading audio or video ‘deepfakes’ created using AI will impact” the midterms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A report in 2021 by the coroner that carried out the Flint Cahan inquest warned that "a culture of impunity existed" at the Trust where "inaccurate and misleading recording of clinical records was tolerated."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The emigrants confused the gods by diverting their curses, misleading them with crooked streets and false names.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
