misstating

Example Sentences

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An AI double with a supervisory role could create legal headaches by misstating employment rules, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

That is a matter which gives me great satisfaction, and I believe the House will agree with me that I am not misstating the case.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by Bright, John