attribute falsely

Examples (10)

• A quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton.
• The journalist was criticized for falsely attributing the statement to the president.
• They falsely attributed their success to hard work, when in reality, it was just luck.
• This ancient artifact was falsely attributed to the Roman era for centuries.
• Be careful not to falsely attribute motives to others without evidence.
• The discovery was falsely attributed to the wrong scientist, and the error was only recently corrected.
• He would often falsely attribute his own mistakes to his junior colleagues.
• The painting had been falsely attributed to a famous artist to inflate its price.
• Many negative characteristics are falsely attributed to this misunderstood species.
• The report falsely attributes the decline in profits solely to marketing failures.