How to Use misinformation in a Sentence

misinformation

noun
  • And just as much misinformation about how and when to use weed-and-feed.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
  • So that was some misinformation that was out there.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
  • So a lot of misinformation around eye drops.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
  • It should be consigned to the trash heap of lies and misinformation.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
  • There's a lot of misinformation out about them.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Fed has tried to push back on the swirling misinformation.
    — Linda Qiu, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Well, there's no question there's a lot of misinformation out there.
    — NBC News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Until these gaps close, the risk of misinformation looms large.
    — Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • There’s a lot of misinformation out there.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There was just a lot of misinformation going around.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
  • The spread of misinformation has led to preventable deaths and hurts our public health.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 May 2025
  • Reese is one of the league’s most constant targets for this type of misinformation.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Over the past decade, vaccine misinformation has spread more rapidly than any virus.
    — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In the midst of the outbreak, a new poll shows how much misinformation people are seeing about measles.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But misinformation has evolved right back.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Netanyahu could say the sky is blue and a thousand fact-checkers would scrub his claim for signs of misinformation.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Let’s have a look at AI and misinformation in the world of news and media.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 May 2026
  • In a crisis, misinformation spreads faster than truth.
    — Audra Berg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Grok has been in hot water a couple of times for posting misinformation.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 29 July 2024
  • The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But the tools of misinformation that were used in those elections were crude compared with those that will be available next year.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Let this be a reminder of the importance of the truth in an age of misinformation and clickbait.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 25 July 2023
  • Fear and misinformation keep many willing donors on the sidelines.
    — Gabriel Schnickel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • This has led to intense excitement among cinephiles — and no small amount of misinformation.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There is a lot of fear and confusion and misinformation—and, therefore, there are a lot of monsters.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • What worries me most is not that misinformation exists.
    — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 8 May 2026
  • The claim that Biden has been replaced by a double is a frequent theme in misinformation.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • The social media noise around the ads grew so loud in advance of the game that the feud spilled over into trolling and misinformation.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • At a time when misinformation can spread faster than a virus, taking a moment to pause and fact-check can make a big difference.
    — Angshuman K. Kashyap, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
  • One thing that is crucial in these sorts of scenarios is to avoid spreading misinformation.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026

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