misreporting
Getting facts wrong
Misreporting is reporting something inaccurately or falsely.
The term applies to journalism, financial statements, scientific data, or any official account that gets the facts wrong—whether through error or intent: The newspaper was sued for misreporting the cause of death.
Misreporting of earnings led to the company's collapse.
Fault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- misstatementIncorrect assertion of fact
- miscalculationError in estimation
oversight · discrepancy · misinterpretation · misquotation · typo · blunder · slip · garbling
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- lieDeliberate falsehood
distortion · spin · propaganda · hoax · misinformation · cover-up · suppression · manipulation
Information distribution channels
- newsReports of recent events
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- headlineNews article title
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
correction · retraction · editorial · fact-check · source · attribution · deadline · press
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- underreportingStating fewer than actual
- overreportingDeclaring excessive amounts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
Intentional criminal trickery
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- earningsMoney gained from work
- SECStock market regulator
- auditFormal accounts examination
disclosure · restatement · irregularity · Enron · scandal · securities · filings · compliance
error
Fault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- misstatementIncorrect assertion of fact
miscalculation · oversight · discrepancy · misinterpretation · misquotation · typo · blunder · slip · garbling · misattribution
disinformation
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
lie · distortion · spin · propaganda · hoax · misinformation · cover-up · suppression · manipulation · exaggeration
media
Information distribution channels
tabloid · correction · retraction · editorial · fact-check · source · attribution · deadline · press · broadcast
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- underreportingStating fewer than actual
- overreportingDeclaring excessive amounts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
replication · retraction · misconduct · fraud
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- earningsMoney gained from work
- SECStock market regulator
audit · disclosure · restatement · irregularity · Enron · scandal · securities · filings · compliance · whistleblower
- newspaper errorstypos, errata, corrections, misquotes, misprints
misreportingfact-checking
Confirming accuracy of claims
truth-telling · fair reporting · balanced reporting · verification · corroboration
misreportingethical journalism
Morally sound news reporting
responsible journalism · journalistic integrity · truth-telling · investigative journalism
misreportingresponsible journalism
Accurate, fair news reporting
journalistic integrity · fair reporting · balanced reporting · transparency · accountability
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