Misquotation is incorrect attribution of the author of a quotation or inaccurate reproduction of the quotation itself. For example, in a speech George H. W. Bush said `As Abraham Lincoln said, `Here I stand — `warts and all`.` This was not said by Abraham Lincoln but is a composite of separate quotations by Martin Luther and Oliver Cromwell... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misquotation