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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

But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some of those free-speech assertions muddle, misstate, test or even flout the amendment, which is meant to guard against state suppression.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse made a number of assertions about wastewater treatment plants that misstate the role of these facilities in the health of Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

Now to make the judgment itself and not the consequent action the instrumental factor seems to me to misstate the facts of the case.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

But he misstates the timing of the ill-fated U.S. raid and muffs the mission’s actual goal: to seize two of the Somali warlord Mohamed Aidid’s lieutenants, not Aidid himself.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.

From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023

“Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

This is regarded as the best history of Russia extant, though it notoriously misstates many facts in order to flatter the imperial house and sustain its absolute authority.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various

Correction, Aug. 4, 2026: This article originally misstated that Hong is the Madison mayor.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Correction: An earlier version misstated Henry Nowak’s age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Correction, April 22, 2026: This piece originally misstated that citrus canker is a viral infection.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

The policy of Lord Baltimore, in regard to religious matters in his colony, has, in some particulars at least, been misapprehended and therefore misstated.

From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow

Rosie is especially charming company, misstating her mother’s most crucial instruction as “trust your insects.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026

That report was widely criticized for misattribution and for misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.

From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2025

Again, Prance, by misstating dates wildly, hoped, says Mr. Pollock, to escape as a mere liar.*

From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Andrew Lang