misstated
Reported it incorrectly
Misstated means stated incorrectly or inaccurately.
The word typically applies to facts, figures, or positions that have been represented wrongly, whether through error or intent: The company misstated its earnings for three consecutive quarters.
Financial and legal contexts favor this term over simpler alternatives like "got wrong."
False or misleading statement
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- distortionTwisting from original state
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
falsification · untruth · exaggeration · misquotation · misreport · erroneousness · inexactness · misattribution
Formal withdrawal of statement
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
- rewordingRestating in different terms
corrigendum · erratum · recantation · apology · revision · correction · redress · emendation
Minor error or misstep
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- gaffeClumsy social error
- misspeakingErring in speech
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
flub · bungle · malapropism · blooper · fumble · lapse · tongue-twister
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- distortionTwisting from original state
fabrication · falsification · untruth · exaggeration · misquotation · misreport · erroneousness · inexactness · misattribution · garbling
retraction
Formal withdrawal of statement
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- amendmentChange to official text
rewording · corrigendum · erratum · recantation · apology · revision · correction · redress · emendation · fact-check
slip
Minor error or misstep
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- gaffeClumsy social error
- misspeakingErring in speech
stumble · flub · bungle · malapropism · blooper · fumble · lapse · tongue-twister
misstatedclearly stated
misstatedverified
Confirmed as accurate
confirmed · fact-checked · corroborated · substantiated · authenticated
misstate, misstatement, misstating, misstates, misstatements