They're Lying Quotes

“Fentanyl overdoses killed more adults between 18 and 45 in 2020 then cancer, motor vehicle accidents, COVID-19, suicide, and gun violence.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“We’ve heard the prosecution. We’ve heard the defense. We’ve heard the instructions to the jury and their verdict. But that doesn’t mean we’ve actually heard the truth.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Being skeptical is a good thing. It’s necessary for civility, democracy, and a free and mindful press.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Having covered news stories for more than two decades, one of the things I’ve noticed is that overreactions and rash decisions are often signs of bigger problems.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Having covered news stories for years, I’ve learned that the truth doesn’t stay hidden forever.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“The prosecution apparently also used other less-than-ethical and hardly professional tactics as well, including “hay stacking.” Hay stacking involves deliberately making it difficult for the other side to sort out documents and evidence - much like looking for a needle in a haystack. Along with delivering documents in disarray, another bratty move involves delivering evidence without giving the other side enough time to make sense of it. Like delivering piles of written evidence less than 30 minutes before court is scheduled to begin. On more than one occasion, Nelson was left scrambling to sort out hundreds, if not thousands of pages. Sure, things like this might happen occasionally. But [Attorney General] Ellison and his prosecution team were doing this repeatedly.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“WCCO isn’t every news station or media outlet in America. But there are so many stories that haven’t been told because the media and the Left have been pushing false narratives without any concern for the lives they destroy along the way. They provide a platform for those demanding accountability, yet they never hold themselves accountable. In this case, the media and the Left wrongfully accused four officers before any of the facts were known. They helped stir the outrage that left Minneapolis in ruins for reasons that hardly resemble the truth.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Chauvin’s trial seem like a game of 15 on 1. Counting himself, [Attorney General] Ellison had 15 attorneys working on behalf of the government in prosecuting Derek Chauvin. Who knows how many assistants they had, but they took up two floors of the Hennepin County Courthouse. All of them were working against defense attorney Eric Nelson, who was handling practically all the duties during the trial by himself. Of course, the media and the Left realized the defense was outnumbered. They were doing their part to downplay the number of prosecutors in the case. Nelson didn’t feel outnumbered per se, but he did say, “There’s no way the jury didn’t notice the difference.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Keeping the police videos from the public and the press - along with Judge Cahill’s gag order, and his decisions and instructions about the body cam videos - allowed [Attorney General] Ellison and the prosecution to maintain control of the narrative. It might seem obvious now: without the police videos, there was nothing to compare to the viral Facebook video. Since there was no basis for comparison, the viral Facebook video - and freeze-frame screenshots that were used extensively by the media and the Left - were etched into the collective memory of just about everyone in America.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“The official autopsy of George Floyd was conducted 12 hours after he died. Just to be clear, the autopsy was conducted before the rioting and the looting started. So, it’s difficult to ignore how someone could’ve spoken up about the preliminary findings and done something to help prevent the misperceptions and violence. However, the autopsy report wasn’t released until a week later. That is, the report wasn’t released until after all four officers were fired without due process, after former officer Derek Chauvin was arrested for third-degree, murder, and second-degree manslaughter, and block after block of Minneapolis was left in ruins.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Governor Walz ultimately blamed ‘outsiders’ for all the damage and destruction. He also blamed white supremacists and drug cartels. Walz may have been confused, since only 16% of those arrested during the riots had addresses outside of Minnesota.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“On June 10, 2020, Chief Arradondo told the media: “History is being written now, and I’m determined to make sure we are in the right side of history”....According to practically every measure, Arradondo left the department and the city [of Minneapolis] in shambles. He claimed to be an agent of change and reform. He was hailed as a hero by community leaders and the media. Arradondo was basically given a free pass despite his catastrophic failures. In case anybody was wondering what side of history Arradondo was on, the facts speak for themselves.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“Accepting the original findings of the autopsy would have destroyed the reputation of the left-wing media and it would have been a political nightmare. Everyone from Chief Arradondo to Mayor Frey, to Governor Walz to Senator Klobuchar, and even presidential candidate Joe Biden would have to admit they were wrong. Even worse, it would have only drawn more attention to their backward, “guilty-until-proven-innocent” rhetoric. Mob rule was everywhere.”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd

“When former officer Derek Chauvin answered my question about the most important thing he wanted to say to the world in this book, he offered just three words: “Follow the facts.” Even more telling, when former officer Thomas Lane was asked the same question, he said: “Just follow the misconceptions and the lies….”
― Liz Collin, They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd