Falsehoods & Distortions

out of context - removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.

Also referred to as contextomy or quote mining.

- removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: Dixon actually said, "Perfect example... you're protecting that guy, and we gotta get those guys in jail." meaning a 14 year old is a "perfect example" of someone that might not report a rape to an adult, if parental consent laws for abortion are eliminated.^[3]

44:37: out of context

- removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: In a panel discussion at a conference where Youngkin was moderating and McAuliffe was a panelist, Youngkin was actually asking McAuliffe to explain to the audience how he recruits foreign businesses to Virginia.^[10]

1:24:21: out of context

- removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: What Clinton actually said was under no circumstances should Biden concede the election, UNTIL all the votes have been counted.^[1]

56:06: out of context

- removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: Obama actually said, "We've got to get the job done there, and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous problems there." ^[8]

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out of context - removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.