The phrase "risk of misleading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential for causing confusion or misunderstanding in communication or information.
Example: "There is a significant risk of misleading the audience if the data is not presented clearly."
Alternatives: "chance of confusion" or "potential for misunderstanding."
To avoid the risk of misleading people, those running campaigns should be clear that the aim of divestment is to signal disapproval of certain industries, not to directly affect share price.
The results further suggest that sequence defined antibodies with specificities thoroughly controlled by flow cytometry and genetic antigen-defective mutants or knockouts can substantially reduce the risk of misleading, false-positive results in whole mount imaging and other assays, and thus can improve the scientific value of such assays.
"A portion needs to be scientifically based - there is a risk of misleading consumers," she said.
Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has asked Tesla to stop using the term 'Autopilot' to refer to its driver assistance technology because of the risk of misleading consumers about the capabilities of the technology.
Several journalists have noted that calls for military intervention run the risk of misleading the public.
"The exclusion of criminal defense evidence undermines the central truthseeking aim of our criminal justice system", Brennan opined, "because it deliberately distorts the record at the risk of misleading the jury into convicting an innocent person".
As The New York Times has reported, "although Mr. Comey told Congress this summer that the Clinton investigation was complete, he believed that if word of the new emails leaked out and it was sure to leak out, he concluded he risked being accused of misleading Congress and the public ahead of an election" (emphasis supplied).
"Consumers are at real risk of being misled by businesses wanting to cash in on the premium that a free-range product attracts," the complaint said.
"The greatest risk the average investor runs is the risk of being misled into thinking that the broker is acting in the best interest of the client, as opposed to acting in the firm's interest," Professor Laby said.
Parents are at risk of being misled by "manipulative marketing campaigns" and "crafty messaging" on children's snacks, a child health expert has said.
And because of the hype surrounding the blood tests — many of which are not backed by reliable scientific studies — patients may be at risk of being misled or even harmed.
