misrepresentation
n.the act of giving false or misleading information about something. It is often used when someone lies about a product or a situation to trick others.
n.the act of presenting something in a false or misleading way. Often refers to legal or commercial contexts where a statement is made that is not true or is likely to cause a person to make a wrong decision.
“The company faced a lawsuit for the misrepresentation of its products.”
“The lawyer argued that the defendant's testimony was a clear case of misrepresentation to the jury.”
“The contract was declared void due to the misrepresentation of the property's structural integrity, which the seller had failed to disclose during the initial inspection.”
“But the states sued Meta instead over the company’s own product design, business practices and alleged misrepresentations, not user-generated content.”
“His achievements were great and we do not want misrepresentations about his character to overshadow them," they added.”
From mis- + representation or misrepresent + -ation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.