I made a post the other day on Facebook a couple days ago about how horrible it is for someone to first deceive you, mislead you then blind your eyes so now you blind and cannot see your way forward. It's not your fault. shame on them for taking advantage of trusting people looking to be advocates. They have taken advantage of you.
That has always been my position when dealing with people continue to walk down this aisle of misdirection and alternative facts. I promise you, I read a lot of the things they assert and it isn't ALL LIES. That's what makes it so hard. It's truth with fiction sprinkled in.