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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized after wrongly saying no American service members had died in the Iran conflict; the Defense Department records show 18 U.S. service members killed and more than 750 wounded since February. Lutnick said he misspoke, clarifying he was thinking of a Venezuelan operation where no deaths occurred, and Trump later referenced the Iran deaths in his response.
Muddy Waters Research alleges SoFi Technologies uses financial engineering to dilute shareholders, disguises borrowings as revenue (including a claim of a $312 million unrecorded debt), and ties student-loan and secured-loan activities to management bonuses rather than genuine economic value, suggesting potential widespread misstatements and aggressive equity issuance to hit targets.
Martha Stewart mistakenly referred to journalist Andrea Peyser as "dead" during her Netflix documentary, despite Peyser being alive. Peyser, who covered Stewart's 2004 trial, responded humorously to the error, expressing sadness over Stewart's apparent bitterness. The reason behind Stewart's misstatement remains unclear.
President Joe Biden misstated key details about his uncle's death in World War II while honoring his wartime service and criticizing Donald Trump's fitness to lead the military. Biden's account of his uncle's death and the circumstances surrounding it did not align with the U.S. government's records, and he also misstated when his uncles enlisted in the military. The misstatements came as Biden aimed to draw a contrast with reports of Trump disparaging fallen service members, which Trump has denied.
Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, stated that US forces "need to align" with Russia and other countries in order to combat terrorism and other global threats. However, her campaign later clarified that she misspoke and meant to say that the US should work with other countries through diplomacy and the United Nations.