[$250] Expense - LHN preview shows report name instead of "x owes amount"

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Version Number: 9.2.28-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): djojsijiosjsdi@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Log in with a new account
3. Create a workspace
4. Go to workspace chat
5. Create an expense

Expected Result:

LHN preview will show "x owes amount"

Actual Result:

LHN preview shows report name instead of "x owes amount"

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6969078_1759961515901.Screen_Recording_2025-10-09_at_05.40.45.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @eh2077

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Triggered auto assignment to @OfstadC (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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