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Noun
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At an event that week, the First Lady, Janja Lula da Silva, spoke about the imperative of fighting misinformation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Since then, the case has been the subject of intense social media attention — and misinformation.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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An outside investigation tied a Union County elected official to a controversial social media account accused of spreading lies.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Angarano’s Rickey is a nice guy with a penchant for exaggeration.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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His commentary, interweaving humor, exaggeration and extreme claims, is often protected by the cloak of opinion and hyperbole.—
Nicole Kraft,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Federal Communications Commission's news distortion investigation into CBS drew a public rebuke from a bipartisan group of five former FCC commissioners, including two former chairmen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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