Misinformation

/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "misinformation" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
falsehoodbogoncommunication deceptionfact checking

Strong matches (7)

Noun(6 words)
false informationhallucinatinghoaxhoaxingincorrect informationlie

Related words (12)

Noun(5 words)
misguidesmisleading informationpollutinguntrue informationverification
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
unfounded falsehood

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
contentfalse informationinfoinformationinformation evaluationmedia literacy

More specific

4 entries
fact checking lessonfact verification checklisthealth misinformationpolitical misinformation

Collocations

6 entries
health misinformationmisinformation campaignmisinformation literacymisinformation spreadpolitical misinformationpublic misinformation

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The government is looking for ways to monitor online chatter about political issues and correct what it perceives as misinformation.

Source: tatoeba (393254)

The so-called expert was just bulging with misinformation about the new product.

Source: tatoeba (1425736)

The troll army of Russia came knocking at the gate, armed with misinformation and inflammatory statements.

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One can easily characterize a majority of the energy and power subcommittee members as nincompoops — scientific illiterates who spread misinformation crafted by oil and coal companies in order to minimize the significance of global climate change.

Source: tatoeba (3854443)

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