distorters
Those who warp
Distorters are people or things that distort—that twist, warp, or misrepresent something from its true form.
The word usually appears in contexts of information or perception: distorters of the truth, distorters of history.
A lens or mirror that bends images incorrectly is also a distorter.
Distant data point
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- errorFault in communication
- artifactHuman-made historical object
interference · corruption · skew · sampling · measurement · calibration · scaling · compression
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
framing · slant · misrepresentation · exaggeration · sensationalism · cherry-picking · filtering · skewing
Light-focusing curved glass
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- funhouseCarnival attraction with illusions
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- refractionWave bending between media
prism · curvature · aberration · fisheye · wide-angle · convex · concave · anamorphic
outlier
Distant data point
artifact · interference · corruption · skew · sampling · measurement · calibration · scaling · compression · interpolation
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
disinformation · framing · slant · misrepresentation · exaggeration · sensationalism · cherry-picking · filtering · skewing · twisting
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- funhouseCarnival attraction with illusions
- reflectionReturned light or thought
refraction · prism · curvature · aberration · fisheye · wide-angle · convex · concave · anamorphic · kaleidoscope
pedal
Foot-operated lever
- fuzzboxGuitar signal distorter
- stompboxFoot-switched audio processor
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
amplifier · waveform · signal · modulation · circuit · feedback · sustain · tone · frequency · clipping
- Truth Stretchersliars, fibbers, embellishers, fabricators, bluffers
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
distorterstruth-tellers
Those who state facts
documentarians · preservers · authenticators · verifiers · fact-checkers
distorterstruth-tellers
Those who state facts
clarifiers · illuminators · truth-seekers · revealers · exposers
distorterspreservers
Things that maintain condition
restorers · purifiers · rectifiers · correctors · straighteners
- distorted realityPerception divorced from truth
- distorted visionImpaired optical clarity
- distorted guitarsOverdriven string instruments
- distorted facesFeatures misshapen from normal
- distorted bassOverdriven low-frequency sound
- distorted textMisshapen written characters