misstate

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

From BBC ● May 10, 2024

"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

“When you misstate or frame statistics in a manner that support your view ...” Moore paused, then concluded his thought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

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

He was able to misstate his antagonist's position so shrewdly as to deceive the very elect.

From The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

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

An article on Page 4 this weekend about the physical and emotional risks theater performers face misstates the name of an organization helping to shape performances of physical contact onstage.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

A person is guilty of this fault whenever he misstates an opponent's argument, either because he does not understand it or through design, and then refutes this misstatement.

From Practical Argumentation by George K. Pattee

Yesterday’s newsletter correctly stated that both had exceeded his thresholds but misstated what they were.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

District Judge George Wu, misstated the law required to prove guilt, saying if Boylan “engaged in misconduct and/or acted with gross negligence,” he could be found guilty of the charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

The lad has misstated an argument from ignorance of Bentham and Austin.

From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen

The bank terminated Bodner in May 2024, claiming he violated policy by using a company card for a home party and misstating the expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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 misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 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

Your ship being destroyed, you have no longer any possible interest in misstating the truth.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes