misattributed
Falsely assigned authorship
Misattributed means wrongly credited to a source or person.
A misattributed quote is assigned to someone who didn't say it—Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain attract countless misattributed sayings.
A misattributed painting is credited to the wrong artist.
The study's findings were misattributed to a different research team.
Unattributed use of others' work
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- citationMention of a source
- quotationCited passage or price
apocryphal · pseudonymous · anonymous · disputed · unverified · misquoted · spurious · provenance
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
myth · urban legend · speculation · conjecture · unfounded · unsubstantiated · misreported · viral
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
misinterpretation · confusion · mix-up · clerical error · mislabeling · erroneous · incorrect · wrong
Claim someone did wrong
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
- wrongfulWithout legal right
- unjustNot fair or right
- innocentFree from moral wrong
exoneration · false accusation · defamation · libel · slander · vindication · culpability · responsibility
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- citationMention of a source
quotation · apocryphal · pseudonymous · anonymous · disputed · unverified · misquoted · spurious · provenance · authenticity
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
fabrication · myth · urban legend · speculation · conjecture · unfounded · unsubstantiated · misreported · viral · hoax
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- correctionFixing of mistakes
misjudgment · misinterpretation · confusion · mix-up · clerical error · mislabeling · erroneous · incorrect · wrong · blunder
accusation
Claim someone did wrong
innocent · exoneration · false accusation · defamation · libel · slander · vindication · culpability · responsibility · guilt
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, credited, pseudonym
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
misattributedverified
Confirmed as accurate
authenticated · confirmed · documented · substantiated · sourced
misattribute, misattributes, misattribution, misattributing, misattributions