What is it called when people twist words and expressions?

What is it called when people twist words and expressions during debate to try and alter conclusions or fact?What is it called when people twist words and expressions?
dishonesty ...
or deceptionWhat is it called when people twist words and expressions?
politics!
Contradiction?What is it called when people twist words and expressions?
misconstrue, misapprehend, distort, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misunderstand, mistranslate, pervert, take out of context, exaggerate
Spin doctoring
Counter, spin, circumvent, manipulate, belie, reverse, flip, debauch, gainsay, undermine, misrepresent, distort, warp, garble, twist, taint, slant, slander, angle, subvert, supplant, sabotage, redress, cross, traverse, beguile, contrive... Fox news...

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