conflate
v//kɒnˈfleɪt//sammanfläta, förväxla, sammanfoga
To combine or mix together.
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
(by extension) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.