Evidence

I attempted multiple web searches to locate independent corroboration for this quote — e.g., looking for Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera, or AP coverage of a Saudi-led coalition spokesperson calling Houthi claims 'misleading' and accusing them of trying to divert attention from heavy battlefield losses (a formulation that resembles recurring coalition statements during the Marib offensive and other Yemen war episodes). However, the search tool in this session repeatedly failed to return results (hit a 'tool use limit exceeded' error on every attempt), so I was unable to retrieve any actual news articles, coalition press statements, or fact-checking organization reports to confirm the exact wording, date, speaker, or context of this quote. I could not find any Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo entry addressing this specific claim either, because I could not complete any searches at all.