bend (the) facts
idiom
: to change facts in a dishonest way in order to deceive people
a journalist who has been accused of bending the facts in order to gain support for his political agenda
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And lurking in the background, spreading the misinformation and conspiracy theories, are those who see elections as a battle between warring cults, and bend the facts accordingly.
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Noam Cohen, Wired, 26 Oct. 2020
But Democratic Party Chair Diaz, a son of Cuban refugees, said the Republicans are trying to bend facts to their own narrative.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
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Noam Cohen, Wired, 26 Oct. 2020
But Democratic Party Chair Diaz, a son of Cuban refugees, said the Republicans are trying to bend facts to their own narrative.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
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“Bend (the) facts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bend%20%28the%29%20facts. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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