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Abstract In a recently published paper “A note on “A novel approach to multi attribute group decision making based on trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets””, Khalil and Hassan pointed out that assertions (3) and (4) of Theorem 3.2 in our previous paper “A novel approach to multi attribute group decision making based on trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets” are not true [2] . Furthermore, they introduced the notions of a generalized trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft subset and a generalized trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft equal and used these two notions to correct the flaw in assertions (3) and (4) of Theorem 3.2 in our previous paper. In this paper, we show by a counterexample that Khalil and Hassan's correction is incorrect and provide the modified versions of assertions (3) and (4) of Theorem 3.2, along with a strict proof. In addition, Khalil and Hassan pointed out by a counterexample that assertions (3)–(6) of Theorem 3.5 in our paper are not true and proposed the corrections of those assertions. In this paper, we show that Khalil and Hassan's counterexample and corrections are incorrect and provide a new example to verify the inaccuracies of assertions (3) and (5) of Theorem 3.5 in our paper. Moreover, we offer the modified versions of assertions (3) and (5) of Theorem 3.5 and prove them. Finally, Khalil and Hassan's statement that assertions (4) and (6) of Theorem 3.5 in our previous paper are not true is proven to be incorrect, i.e. assertions (4) and (6) of Theorem 3.5 in our previous paper are true.