Mislead is commonly followed by into when someone is persuaded to do something wrongly. By usually introduces the thing that caused the misunderstanding.
Use mislead into + action when someone is wrongly persuaded to do something. Use misled by + cause to describe what created the false impression. Mislead by itself is uncommon as a direct verb pattern.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use into followed by a noun or -ing form when someone is persuaded in the wrong direction.
Use by to identify the information, person, or event that caused confusion.
Use about for the subject that was described inaccurately.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use into when the result is an action or belief.
✕ The email misled me by clicking the link. ✓ The email misled me into clicking the link.By is natural mainly after be misled.
✕ The article misled by false numbers. ✓ Readers were misled by false numbers.Mislead usually needs a person or group being misled.
✓ The campaign misled many voters.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Into is often followed by an -ing form, such as misled into believing or misled into paying.
It is uncommon. English usually uses mislead someone into something or say someone was misled by something.
Misled by names the cause of confusion, while misled into describes the resulting action or belief.
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