malinformation

A completely false view is given of American relations with this country, and we have only to recall the absurd picture given of Ireland in the past, and the disastrous results of that malinformation, to test the truth of what I say.

Belloc Speaks -The Three Big Tasks for the Catholic Press in England 2007

That's advanced, but we info-drillers often find malinformation propagated and it can sometimes be traced back to a single over-quoted source.

between the rock and the cold, cold sea -- Day hawkwing_lb 2006