Bias, n. The visible seam in imperfectly embroidered truth.

2006 A. DERSHOWITZ via NYSun 23 Aug. "When it comes to Israel and its enemies, Human Rights Watch cooks the books about facts, cheats on interviews, and releases predetermined conclusions that are driven more by their ideology than by evidence."

1996 G.H.W. BUSH "I want to salute Reverend Moon, who is the founder of the Washington Times and also of Tiempos del Mundo. A lot of my friends in South America don't know about the Washington Times, but it is an independent voice. The editors of the Washington Times tell me that never once has the man with the vision interfered with the running of the paper, a paper that in my view brings sanity to Washington, D.C."