1. the act of giving false or inaccurate information about events or facts

Examples

• The newspaper apologized for the misreporting of the election results.
• Social media platforms are working to combat misreporting of health information.
• The journalist was fired for deliberate misreporting of the facts.
• Misreporting can damage public trust in news organizations.
• The company sued the magazine for misreporting their financial situation.
• Fact-checkers help identify misreporting in political coverage.