[Old Retired Army Guy]

“Some degree of truth twisting”. Uh, does that mean he “lied”?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

“Truth twisting” is a step-up from yesterday’s oft used “he misspoke” — a preferred journalistic construct being employed so as not to come right out and say he LIED!

Misspoke:

deceive

mislead

misrepresent

promote

beguile

bs

bull

con

concoct

delude

dissemble

dissimulate

distort

dupe

equivocate

exaggerate

fabricate

fake

falsify

fib

forswear

frame

fudge

invent

malign

misguide

misinform

misspeak

misstate

overdraw

palter

perjure

pervert

phony

plant

prevaricate

snow

soft-soap

victimize

be untruthful

bear false witness

break promise

go back on

make believe

misinstruct

put on

put up a front

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[Smokin' Joe]

“Some degree of truth twisting”. Uh, does that mean he “lied”?

Ayup. Out of every orifice simultaneously.