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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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
Noun
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Trump’s penchant for exaggeration, self-promotion, and misrepresentation is hardly new.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Oritain reported that enforcement of the False Claims Act is now a major risk in trade fraud and origin misrepresentation cases.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Shaw cited the festival’s history, dating back to the ’80s, and its emergence from the AIDS crisis, when misinformation was being spread.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The fresh mix of news and misinformation about hantavirus on social media is stirring up negative emotions for some young people, carried over from living on lockdown.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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Another 35 percent would settle for a reasonable argument, a good-faith basis for asserting falsification beyond speculation.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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There, a mad, out-of-control Mary lives on as tenaciously as George Washington’s inability to tell a lie.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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As their lies unravel, Nora and Jack try to outsmart one another.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And half the conference isn't an exaggeration, considering Sankey's prior remarks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Ace Reputation’s models are trained not just to recognize explicit falsehoods, but to identify subtler distortions - context shifts, narrative framing, and the early signals of viral propagation, Gaurav claims.—
Wyles Daniel
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Median Annual salary reflects the midpoint of earnings for each role; half of workers earn above this figure, half below—chosen over an average to avoid distortion from outliers.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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