Misleading vs Misinformation - What's the difference?
misleading | misinformation |
A deception that misleads.
* 2012 , Jennifer Mather Saul, Lying, Misleading, and What is Said (page 70)
Information that is incorrect.
As nouns the difference between misleading and misinformation
is that misleading is a deception that misleads while misinformation is information that is incorrect.As an adjective misleading
is deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression.As a verb misleading
is present participle of lang=en.misleading
English
Derived terms
* unmisleadingVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- According to this tradition, acts of deception that are mere misleadings are morally better than acts of deception that are lies.