Synonyms:
falsify, distort, garble, warp
Meaning: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonyms:
twist, twine, distort
Meaning: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
Usage examples
Finally, for the sake of those to whom nothing can be stated so well but that they misunderstand and distort it, we must add a word, in case they can understand even that.