# Distort facts

* **Type**: Technique

* **Name**: Distort facts

* **Id**: T0023

* **Summary**: Change, twist, or exaggerate existing facts to construct a narrative that differs from reality. Examples: images and ideas can be distorted by being placed in an improper content

* **Tactic**: TA06


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00047 Sea of Azov](../incidents/I00047.md) | (Distort) Kremlin-controlled RT cited Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov suggesting that Ukraine deliberately provoked Russia in hopes of gaining additional support from the United States and Europe. |
| [I00053 China Huawei CFO Arrest](../incidents/I00053.md) | Distorted, saccharine “news” about the Chinese State and Party |



| Counters |
| -------- |
| [C00023 Promote civility as an identity that people will defend](../counters/C00023.md) |
| [C00024 Promote constructive narratives i.e. not polarising.  Pro-life, pro-choice, or pro-USA?](../counters/C00024.md) |
| [C00025 Promote identity neutral narratives](../counters/C00025.md) |
| [C00092 Establish a truth teller reputation score for individuals with many followers](../counters/C00092.md) |
| [C00095 Keep score](../counters/C00095.md) |


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