11.   But when there were negatives, they tended to soften them when speaking in person or by phone, distorting the facts.

12.   Government officials distorted the facts, only to be rebuked by witnesses and medical evidence.

13.   However, these facts are often distorted by lobbying organizations and Beltway pressure groups who have used anti-logging misinformation as a fund-raising technique.

14.   In a written statement, Fernandez accused Von Gunten of distorting the facts of the litigation.

15.   Mir insists his book is an honest and critical assessment of bin Laden, and that he has not distorted any facts.

16.   Ms. Glick, an assemblywoman from Greenwich Village, said through a spokesman Friday that the facts had been distorted.

17.   On nonsafety matters like discrimination, Ellis says union supporters are lying and distorting the facts.

18.   The officers and their union said that many of the witnesses were distorting the facts or lying.

19.   The record shows that the state police distorted the facts and violated the public trust.