miscaptioning
Incorrectly describing images
Miscaptioning is the act of providing an incorrect or misleading caption for an image, video, or other media.
The error may be accidental—a photo labeled with the wrong date or location—or deliberate, as when images are shared with false descriptions to spread misinformation: The viral post was flagged for miscaptioning a years-old photograph as recent.
Incorrect identification marking
- misnamingCalling by wrong term
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- inaccuracyLack of precision
misquotation · misrepresentation · typo · oversight · blunder · mistake · misprint · misinterpretation
Secondary title text
- headlineNews article title
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- footageRecorded video material
Shared online humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- photobombIntrude on others' pictures
- shitpostingDeliberate online absurdity
Writing new text descriptions
- amendmentChange to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- revisionAltering to improve
edit · update · retraction · corrigendum · emendation · proofreading · fact-checking · verification
mislabeling
Incorrect identification marking
- misnamingCalling by wrong term
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
inaccuracy · misquotation · misrepresentation · typo · oversight · blunder · mistake · misprint · misinterpretation · distortion
subtitle
Secondary title text
- headlineNews article title
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
footage · documentary · screenshot · thumbnail · metadata
meme
Shared online humor
recaptioning
Writing new text descriptions
- amendmentChange to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
revision · edit · update · retraction · corrigendum · emendation · proofreading · fact-checking · verification
screen-reader
Converts display to audio
- audio-descriptionSpoken account of visuals
caption, captions, captioned, captioning, uncaptioned, miscaptioned, recaptioned