The phrase "a false statement of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts to refer to an untrue assertion or claim made about something.
Example: "The defendant was accused of making a false statement of fact during the trial."
Alternatives: "an untrue assertion of" or "a misleading claim of".
Of course, this is a false statement of fact on its face — at the very least, an exaggeration.
An existing rule, for example, says lawyers should not "make a false statement of material fact" in court.
Even if the caller were to come forward now, she could not claim she was defamed, "because defamation must always be based on a false statement of fact" and, "unless they manipulated the recording," the recording is truthful, Mr. Falzone said.
Ireland, who runs the blog Bloggerheads, which focuses on corruption in the media and politics, claims her comments contravene section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which states that it is illegal for anyone to make a "false statement of fact" about an election candidate's "personal character or conduct".
Mr. Sheldon said Ms. Rickert had violated a state law that made it unlawful to publish "a false statement of material fact about a candidate for public office" in advertisements and campaign materials if the statement was made with "actual malice," meaning in the knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard to its truth or falsity.
But for plaintiffs to prevail on fraud claims, they must prove a false statement of fact.
With the agreement, he pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud, one count of making a false statement on a loan application and five counts of making false statements to the federal government while being vetted for senior posts.
Last November, Mr. Kerik pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud, one count of making a false statement on a loan application and five counts of making false statements to the federal government while being vetted for senior posts.
The documents show that he was found guilty of one count of making a false statement on 14 March 2011 and was sentenced to three years of probation.
He was arrested on Saturday by diplomatic security agents from the US State Department and charged with a single count of making a false statement on a passport application.
Yesterday, Van Parijs, 40, pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of making a false statement on a federal grant application.
