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Recent Examples of misstatement
The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.
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Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.
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Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
Either the 20% inaccuracy penalty or the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty would apply.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
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Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.
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Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
Either the 20% inaccuracy penalty or the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty would apply.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
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Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
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The plaintiffs have also accused Bayer of negligence and misrepresentation of Roundup's safety in its marketing, and have alleged that the product was defective for its intended purpose.
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But worse than misrepresentation—lies.
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Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation.
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Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.
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Citizens routinely hide their true feelings and engage in preference falsification, which can lead to massive overestimation of a dictator’s actual support.
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If convicted, Lineberger faces up to 20 years in prison on the falsification charge, up to three years for concealing or removing public records, and up to one year on each theft count.
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The plane also includes a spacious press cabin, according to a pool reporter onboard, with lie-flat seats that feature a massage function and individual TV screens.
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The press cabin contains 14 lie-flat pods, including large tan leather seats with luxury features such as lumbar supports and massage functions.
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Pirate ship is no exaggeration.
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But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations.
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Standard sonar often fails in shallow waters, while cameras are blinded by shifting sands and the simple distortion of rolling ocean waves.
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Critics pointed to technological deficiencies, market distortions, misallocation of capital, inefficient state intervention, corruption, and questions about implementation.
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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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