noun (n)

• a misleading falsehood(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  deceit, deception
  

  source: wordnet30
• a willful perversion of facts(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  falsification
  

  source: wordnet30
• Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives.(noun)

  source: webster1913