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Falsehoods & Distortions

misleading claim - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.

42:59: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: Loeffler voted against a catch-all spending bill, which included money for community policing (COPS), but there's no evidence that COPS funding was the reason for her "no" vote.[7]

41:35: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: The China trade war resulted in 300,000 fewer jobs, but not just in manufacturing, and the 300K refers to jobs that might have been created, not jobs lost.[1]

12:02: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: In 2008, Bloomberg said the financial crisis grew out of political pressure to make loans to those who were poor credit risks, never once mentioning any race or ethnic group.[5]