manipulation

Example Sentences

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Not disclosing digital manipulation of your photos has left you in a personal moral quandary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Lively's legal team have accused Baldoni and his film studio Wayfarer of leading a "multi-tiered plan" to wreck her reputation, which included social media manipulation and using friendly journalists to further certain narratives.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

As one of the early founders of social media, I spent more than 25 years building social networks without targeted ads or algorithmic manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Her ability to deceptively influence others, whether in person or online, has now come to an end. Our office is committed to holding accountable anyone who uses deception and manipulation to prey on others.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Even the tale he’d chosen for Bronwyn to read that first night in the forest, about the stone giant, had been a manipulation.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs