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Recent Examples of misstatement
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.
—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
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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The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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From misrepresentation about what the food actually is to difficulties with the accessibility of certain ingredients, many Japanese restaurants fail to get established and scale up.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, misinformation about fluoride's safety has proliferated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Clearing up misinformation about emergency contraception may be an even more critical use of AI—especially for a generation whose first instinct is to consult AI for answers.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jaynes, meanwhile, also faced charges of conspiracy and falsification of records.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, the Southern Section worked it out and deserves praise for finally confirming eligibility because the circumstances clearly did not involve falsification of an address, no movement for athletic reasons and was a bonafide change of residence to get a fresh start for everyone involved.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In an interview with The Times, Sid confessed that the whole thing was a lie concocted by a publicist in the 1940s.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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And from that data, the airliner learned that 97 percent of fliers said the lie-flat bed was their reason for flying in Delta One.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lurch from declaring fears about Iran to be mere media exaggerations to invoking imminent threat, from demanding the Nobel Peace Prize to luxuriating in lethality, is the essence of the autocrat’s monopoly on unpredictability.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team has specifically and methodically combed through Moore’s previous statements point by point to expose any potential lie or exaggeration.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The distortion uses religion as a tool to inflame hate and justify violence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The zoom relies heavily on digital corrections to remove distortion and brighten its corners to match the center.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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