misquoted

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His opinion repeatedly misquoted key pieces of evidence to accuse officials of saying things that they did not.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

But this statement has been frequently misquoted and transformed, with Barack Obama saying, “The arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice.”

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

They misquoted him to his face, misrepresented his work, and spouted cocksure inanities showing with every word that, scientifically speaking, they have no idea what they’re talking about.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Purra apologised for making inappropriate comments in the past, but also said the media took many statements out of context, exaggerated and misquoted others and failed to recognise sarcasm.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

Assuming that Snyder misspoke or was misquoted and meant to say that one homeless person died every forty-five seconds, that’s still 701,000 dead homeless people every year—roughly one-third of all deaths in the United States.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt