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The word "misleading" is correct and well-written in English
It is used to describe something that gives a false impression or leads someone to a wrong conclusion. Example: "The advertisement was misleading, making it seem like the product was much more effective than it actually is." Alternatives include "deceptive" or "misrepresentative."
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Misleading
verb
Present participle of mislead
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Joe Hockey says a political fundraising forum which asked members for $22,000 a year "to assist Joe Hockey" was "grossly misleading" because he had not accepted money from any organisation or individual.
David Cameron was accused of revealing his ill-suppressed Bullingdon Club instincts when he shouted at the Labour frontbencher Angela Eagle to "calm down, dear" as she berated him for misleading MPs at prime minister's questions.
Rodric Braithwaite London The claim that the west gave no guarantees against Nato expanding eastwards may be literally true but is nevertheless misleading.
I find both references misleading and unfair to the Lithuanian state.
A sequence which featured acupuncture being used instead of general anaesthetic during open heart surgery in China was alleged to be misleading by "underplaying" the use of drugs which were also administered.
Terms such as a 'something for nothing culture' are misleading and very unfortunate".
Although it was followed up widely, both at home and overseas, the story was highly misleading.
The opening clause in the editors' code of practice, about accuracy, states: "A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence... ...... On 15 March, The Sun published an "exclusive" splash headlined "Louis in BGT 'fix'fix
In almost all cases, this is wildly misleading.
The ABC is standing by the veracity of a rural news report which claimed animal rights activists had complained about sheep being verbally abused by shearers, despite claims it is highly misleading.
Jacob Acaye, the Ugandan former child abductee at the heart of the film Kony 2012, a web phenomenon seen by more than 50 million people around the world, defended the video and its makers on Thursday against criticism that it is misleading and champions western intervention against an insurgency which is already waning and on the run.
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