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It really is a choice to claim someone said something which they did not actually say at all.
Saying “they said x and I think they meant y” is entirely different from claiming “they said y” while knowing they in fact said x.
This is not controversial. Interpretations are fine, actively crafting disinformation is not.
Like yea, it’a technically a levie, not a tax. This whole “it’s different because it does not go through the budget” is such a learned talking point. We have it in Germany as well with our state funded public media houses.