overreport
/ˌoʊvərrɪˈpɔːrt/
verb
- To report something as being larger, more frequent, or more serious than it actually is.
- If you overreport your income on a loan application, you could get in trouble.
- The news channel was accused of overreporting the number of protestors at the rally.
- Some schools overreport their graduation rates to look better in rankings.
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noun
- An instance of reporting something as larger or more serious than it actually is.
- There was a clear overreport of injuries in the initial accident report.
- The audit revealed an overreport of expenses by the marketing department.
- The government investigated the overreport of test scores in several districts.