"Police had misrepresented the facts": EFF blog reports

Buried in the middle of <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-fights-passenger-rights-gps-vehic... article about personal privacy</a>, we read the following statement:

<blockquote>Although the <strong>trial court agreed that police had misrepresented the facts in order to get the search warrant, it upheld it anyway</strong>. Additionally, the court found that Rousseau had no legal ability – or standing – to challenge the GPS evidence because he was merely a passenger. But in an amicus brief filed today, EFF argues that critical privacy questions affect everyone who is traveling in a tracked vehicle, and they should all have the opportunity to protect themselves and their location data, whether they are a driver or passenger in the car.
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"Location data communicates a huge amount of personal information to law enforcement," said EFF Staff Attorney Hanni Fakhoury. "Where you go throughout the day could point to your religious affiliation, who your family and friends are, your medical conditions, and your political leanings. It's only fair that everyone who is caught up in this extraordinarily invasive surveillance has the right to contest its gathering and use, particularly when that evidence is used by the state to try and throw someone into jail for decades." (emphasis ours)</blockquote>

What is another way to say "misrepresented the facts"?

Please read https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-fights-passenger-rights-gps-vehic...