Microquoting Enables Quote Fabrication

Quoting only a few words and paraphrasing the rest lets journalists subtly insert charged terms and reshape meaning while keeping quote marks. The Politico/Lemire case allegedly added the word 'hatred' to a three‑word fragment from a roughly 30‑word Biden sentence, and coverage then leaned on a White House transcript rather than the video. — Identifying 'microquoting' as a distortion tactic pushes media and readers toward full‑clip verification and stricter quoting standards to preserve trust.