1. incorrectly assigned or credited to the wrong source, author, or cause

Examples

• The famous quote was misattributed to Einstein for decades.
• Many misattributed paintings have been discovered in museum collections.
• The researcher found that the discovery had been misattributed to the wrong scientist.
• Social media often spreads misattributed quotes and false information.
• The poem, long misattributed to Shakespeare, was actually written by an unknown author.
• Art historians work to identify misattributed works in private collections.