On the blackboard stating the days until the election, the number 8 is written twice.
The small private jet which the main characters and Sgt. Schumann board has two engines. When the jet is about to crash, a shot of the cockpit shows throttle and engine controls for a four-engine plane.
One of the first opening shots shows an exterior view of the White House with the rooftop flag clearly raised signifying the President is in residence, yet during the first meeting it is said that the President is in China. Another shot of the White House is shown with the flag raised again.
When Winifred is playing with her pearls after they find out the "war" has been ended, they are in her right hand in one shot, then jump to the left in the next shot.
When the CIA pulls over Conrad's and Winifred's limousine, Winifred says "Uh, Connie..." and "What's happening?" In that brief moment between lines, her arm changes position and her cell phone disappears.
The correct word in Spanish for senator is "Senador", not "Sénador", as it appears on Spanish-language TV when referring to the opposition leader.
After Conrad leaves Stanley's house, his car is pulled over by several cars with sirens blaring and police lights flashing. Conrad identifies them as CIA agents. The CIA would never use such a conspicuous method due to security concerns.
When the coffin is unloaded from the aircraft, the flag is positioned properly, with the blue field over the decedent's left shoulder. At the memorial service, the blue is over the decedent's right shoulder.
At the end of the film, when the Secret Service escorts Stanley to his car, one of the men repeatedly tries to open the car door, but it has been accidentally locked.
Air Force One is diverted to Boca Raton, which does not have a runway big enough to handle it.
While Conrad and Winifred are on the airport to fly to L.A., on the TV screen during the news report, Santa Fe is written Sante Fe.
While they are recording the song for the Albanian War, there is a shot of Stanley through the glass of the studio. The reflections of the singers do not match the words or rhythm of the song.
When the limo pulls out of the Hay-Adams Hotel and passes the Washington Monument, a camera is reflected in the car window.
A few pieces of technical equipment are seen several times reflected from Motss' glasses. Also, in the songwriting scene, there is a camera stand in one corner of the studio (although this may be part of the decor of the producers' house).
In one scene Dustin Hoffman comments that "there is no Academy Award for producing." While there is no Academy Award titled "Best Producer", the Best Picture Oscar is the Oscar awarded to Producers.
During the military funeral Stanley Motts (Dustin Hoffman) is grousing at Conrad Brean (Robert DeNiro) that "There is no Academy Award for Producing," but in fact, the award for Best Picture is awarded to that picture's producers, and as a longtime Hollywood mogul, he would know that very well.