misreports 1 of 2

noun

plural of misreport
as in misstatements

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misreport
as in misleads

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  1. misinformation
  2. misleads
  3. misrepresentations
  4. distorts
  5. distortions
  6. deceives
  7. inaccuracies
  8. obscures
Noun
  • Most recently this month, a Wall Street Journal analysis of 4 million TikTok videos and political podcasts reiterated that, broadly, public concerns are not rooted in misinformation.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But decades of greater media abundance have not solved problems of knowledge, misinformation or trust.
    — Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • If a deepfake inflicts commercial damage or misleads consumers, businesses can pursue civil claims for defamation or false light, alongside federal trademark suits under the Lanham Act.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Taking a massive bite outta Meta’s bottom line, state attorneys general like California’s Rob Bonta (hello David Ellison, see you soon) and his colleagues in Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege the Zuckerberg outfit actively misleads consumers.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of misleads
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of misrepresentations
Verb
  • The importance of his work, the difficulty of it—the Hollywood reverence almost distorts it.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But this perception completely distorts what most Palestinians believe and are prepared to accept.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distorts
Noun
  • At the same time, media observers have raised concerns about possible distortions in the reach of political content on Meta platforms and have called for an investigation.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of distortions
Verb
  • Here, the dream carries the true emotional weight, and the waking world is what deceives us.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Definition of deceives
Noun
  • Those comparisons should also include corrections to inaccuracies or changes in meaning as needed.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This can result in inaccuracies in your tax return and likely missed tax deductions as well.
    — Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Verb
  • That is, when the dialogue is audible at all; much of it ends up subsumed by a thundering sound mix that obscures what you’re actually meant to hear.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pedestrians walk along Marina Bay as thick haze obscures the Merlion park and surrounding skyline in Singapore on October 14, 2026.
    — Jenny Lee,Zechariah Chan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
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