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Recent Examples of misrepresentation
Often, this is based on an accusation of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lin and an affiliated company list their causes of action as fraud, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Autonomous technology raises questions about the manufacturer’s liability; now, legal experts must consider whether a technology malfunction or misrepresentation contributed to the accident.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Tuesday, includes claims of negligence, injunctive relief, lack of informed consent, concealment, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, medical battery, conversion and loss of consortium.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of the charges stem from the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act for substantial misrepresentation of material facts in a vehicle sale, unprofessional conduct, and willful failure to display his dealership license.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
That’s textbook misrepresentation.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Lin and an affiliated company list their causes of action as fraud, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Autonomous technology raises questions about the manufacturer’s liability; now, legal experts must consider whether a technology malfunction or misrepresentation contributed to the accident.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Tuesday, includes claims of negligence, injunctive relief, lack of informed consent, concealment, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, medical battery, conversion and loss of consortium.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of the charges stem from the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act for substantial misrepresentation of material facts in a vehicle sale, unprofessional conduct, and willful failure to display his dealership license.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
That’s textbook misrepresentation.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
Noun
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But misinformation campaigns and a lack of trust in public health officials have caused population-level protection against the virus to plummet.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, misinformation led people to decline vaccines, reject public health guidance, and turn to unproven treatments.—
Ava Dzurenda,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
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Morens faces charges of conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting, according to a Justice Department news release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Well, first of all, the news distortion stuff is also nonsense, right?—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The other is a deliberate distortion.—
Baltimore Sun,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The novel reads, in retrospect, less like exaggeration than reportage from inside a culture already learning to treat life as publicity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The point was to conform language to lies, to narrow the range of thought, to obscure the truth, and, over time, to get people to believe in illusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were no lies told about this team’s postseason prowess.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jones has vowed to keep broadcasting through a new company he’s founded and remains an inflammatory and notable figure in the far-right media system after decades of spouting falsehoods and bigotry.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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There are questions being raised, and the best antidote for falsehood is the truth in accuracy.—
Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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They’ve been more heavily scrutinized, in large part because of the stream of untruths from Trump and his acolytes.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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