"Bray Haven" wrote in message
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To call these selective facts "lies" is an even
worse distortion of the truth than the original selective "reporting" of
facts.
Greg Sefton

No, it fits right into the definition, and into the intent, Greg, in an
important sense that Webster's and others define the term: "to create a
false or misleading impression." That's why propaganda, which is a mixture
of truths and lies intended to create a false impression, is a form of
lying.

As I said at the outset, "Ford," should he actually exist, is either a fool
or a liar. The whole statement is constructed to give the false impression
that states where they have open carry and where there are no permits (there
aren't 25 of them in any case, but it made a handy number for "Ford" to use)
have vastly lower murder rates than other states. By mixing his fractions --
states in one case, people in the other -- he made the false impression.
That's either a stupid mistake (the "fool" option) or an intentional lie.

Ed Huntress