misrepresentation

noun3

1. •
   Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.

   • […] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, […] — 1878
2. •
   Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
3. •
   Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.