| color(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter) |
| embroider(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter) |
| gloss(verb, fake, alter, counterfeit, fabricate) |
| misconstrue |
| mistake(verb, misinterpret) |
| mistranslate |
| overstate(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, misrepresent) |
| pirate |
| adulterate(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter) |
| blow out of proportion(verb, expression, idiom, fabricate, inflate) |
| boast(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| boost(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| brag(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| confuse(verb, misinterpret) |
| cook up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fabricate, inflate) |
| corrupt(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| deform(verb, misinterpret) |
| disguise |
| dress up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fake, alter) |
| embellish(verb, promote, twist, lie, color) |