PolitiFact reported that "President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney clashed at a town hall debate Tuesday with talking points that both used and abused the truth".
The abuse of the prisoners at Abu Ghraib flowed directly from the abuse of the truth that characterized the administration's march to war and the abuse of the trust that had been placed in President Bush by the American people in the aftermath of Sept. 11th".
And in the "he said-she said" of so many marital breakups, like that of Hulk and Linda Hogan, where she claims he was violent and abusive and he says she's "delusional," or of actress Meredith Baxter, who claims in her memoir, "Untitled", that she was physically and psychologically abused by ex David Birney, while he says her book's "an appalling abuse of the truth," whom do we believe?
Perhaps we are slightly more indulgent of celebrity addicts, particularly when it comes to administering punishment for drug abuse, but the truth is that there are approximately 25 million addicts in this country, and only a fraction of them are famous.
But just because Australia is stuck with Abbott's climate change apathy doesn't mean we can't enjoy his bold abuse of the truth whenever the topic comes up.
Two chairs appointed, two chairs resigned and there was a deepening sense of despair among people who've been abused that the truth would never come out.
Matthew is also an accomplished author, chronicling his years of abuse in his memoir, Undaunted: Breaking my silence to overcome the trauma of child sexual abuse, which sheds light on the truth about abuse and the healing journey that a victim goes through to become a survivor.
But the Australian's editor-in-chief, Paul Whittaker, stood by the cartoon, while Leak published a follow-up that depicted him being abused for "telling the truth".
Tony shouts out that he is innocent but Whitney says she trusted him and he abused her, revealing the truth about the relationship.
"These are serious human rights abuses, and unless the truth comes out we're not going to be able to prevent them in the future," Helen Steel, one of the women who is currently taking a case against the Metropolitan Police after having a longterm relationship with an undercover police officer, told VICE News.
