I'm thinking of a specific author who propagates misinformation as fact. There's a word for this, I think it starts with an 'e', but I can't quite remember it and it is on the tip of my tongue. Any information will help. Thanks!
Also, the answer is not "a lie" or a "deception" or anything along those lines, because the person spreading the (mis)information believes it to be true. It's describing the act of promoting this information.
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Isaac Asimov once said to someone about this distinction: "I will allow you to question the accuracy of my statement but never its veracity"
If a statement lacks veracity the speaker is lying. It it is just wrong, then he is inaccurate.