Spin Detector Gifts

Who Are You Going to Believe, Us Or Your Lying Eyes and Ears?

"Are these 'raw' facts or 'spun' facts?"

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

'Fred, I want you to sanitize this, punch it up, dumb it down, leak it to the media and then be fully prepared to deny it!'

'Congratulations on your 100% plant-based diet. I'm referring you to a botanist.'

Danae's Career Plans: 'The major product manufactured today is punditry, so I'm honing my argumentative skills to work my way to the top of the blow hard industry..my goal is to become a spin ninja...'

Public Relations: Reputations cleaned and repaired

CONGRESS, 'No, no, you don't HAVE to fool all of the people all of the time - you just need to CONFUSE them!'

"What's important is that we learn from what we must never admit happened."

"I'm not spinning - I'm contextualizing."

'That's the new guy. He writes our 'shuck-and-jive' press releases.'

"Getting drunk grilling lettuce just isn't the same."

"We're looking for the kind of bad taste that will grab - but not appall."

'It has been revealed that a senior politician will criticise something in a speech. Later they will criticise the opposite of something, just in case.'

'It's getting harder to tell when the news stops and the spin begins.'

A boy and his spin patrol.

The Truth

Chinese History: Redwash

Un-Truth

"There sits the unvarnished truth. Now, how shall we interpret it to our advantage?"

'Your job, Richards, is to make sure that my name never appears in a headline alongside the word 'siphoned.''

"Prospectus in not spelt P...R...O...A...G...A...N...D...A."

Musical Bicycle.

Have our P.R. people do a report on the beneficial effects of cyanide on river life.

"Your job will be to make these results look Stellar."

"I work in PR where I provide a dynamic and highly effective bespoke service that can work for you and blah blah blah ..."

"Three years running 'fake news' websites? You're just what we're looking for!"

Office of the PR of the United States

"Here are today's political campaign numbers: spin is up 10%, truth is down 5%, flip flops up 20%..."

"I just spoon-fed the media a pound of really old salmon."

"And that's the way we want you to think it is."

Spinochio

"Don't forget - I was manipulating the will of the people before manipulating the will of the people was cool."