misrepresented

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The billionaire later moved to get out of the deal, saying—among other things—that the platform had misrepresented the number of spam and fake accounts on the site, which Twitter denied.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"I was misrepresented, I apologised a day later," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

One creator misrepresented news coverage, including by The 19th, to construct the lie that churches and other groups were “trying to take these kids from Haitians and allowing them to be deported without helping them.”

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The report was quickly panned by researchers, who said it was riddled with errors and, in some cases, misrepresented the very studies it cited.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“Oh. This reminds me of this cute little cabin I stayed at in Amsterdam over last winter break. They misrepresented the picture online when I booked! My dad almost sued the pants off them.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon