Noun
(idiomatic, countable) A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
(law, uncountable) A cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIt has been well said that: "An enslaved press is doubly fatal; it not only takes away the true light; for in that case we might stand still, but it sets up a false light that decoys us to our destruction." Robert M. La Follette Sr.