[NTHockey]

But that’s exactly why politicians don’t answer questions. A soon as they say something , it is nailed on their forehead. Remember “macaca”?

[Chode]

i know that's why they don't answer, that's why you phrase the question in such a way that a non answer can be used as a confirmation or denial as the case maybe and since they've been given a chance to answer but dodged it, you can then run the headline as confirmed or denied

from then on the ball is in their court and if they still waffle, you can use that as further confirmation or denial