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Well, the title question says it all I think:

A footnote refers to the wrong document - what is a word to describe this kind of mistake?

Words like "discrepancy", "incongruence", "fallacy", or simply "mistake" may be fine, but I am presuming this specific kind of error has its own terminology.

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    Misattribution?
    – Robusto
    Dec 27, 2019 at 17:53
  • Screw-up, perhaps?
    – Hot Licks
    Dec 27, 2019 at 19:50
  • I agree, but I have to write this down for s serious-type person.
    – Notabot
    Dec 27, 2019 at 21:47

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Mistake is fine, but typographical error. might be better:

a mistake (such as a misspelled word) in typed or printed text

This makes it clear that it's likely a mistake as a result of writing the information down, rather than with methodology, or logic, or something else.

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