misstate

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Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

“He would sometimes exaggerate, sometimes misstate facts,” Russell said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

One way to shift some of the debt burden onto institutions, Hornsby said, would be to seek "civil penalties for institutions that intentionally misstate student outcomes in order to increase enrollment."

From Salon • May 8, 2021

Was it fair for the editor of a leading journal to misstate so obvious a fact?

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert