I’ve noticed a number of outfits saying “citing no evidence” or “without providing details or evidence”. I assume they are afraid to use the word “lie” because it implies an unknowable intent and “bull-shitting” isn’t widely accepted as a verb yet. I guess it’s a step in the right direction. Here are some ideas if any editors are reading this:
blather - used when the candidate is just doing word salad
dissemble - used when the candidate is bull-shitting (or just use bull-shitting)
But to be honest, I think we should expect elected representatives to know the facts and say they are lying when they get them wrong, sure we may accuse people of lying who are only bull-shitting but that feels like the right bar to hold them to.
