To arrange the facts to fit one's beliefs, rather than
the other way around. Derived from the name of ABC host
John Stossel, who creates journalistic reports that conform to his
neoconservative beliefs, rather than assemble facts to create a news story.
We knew he was stosseling when he took the
estimate from the autobody shop and claimed
that the car could still be rebuilt, even though it was $100 from being
totalled.