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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, it actually is because they left out the rest of the quote:

which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception

It's also an example of Contextomy, which is sometimes a form of propaganda.