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Wangle (Verb)

Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

She managed to wangle a backstage pass at the concert by pretending to be a music journalist.
The corrupt businessman tried to wangle a deal with the city officials by offering them bribes.
He wangled his way into the exclusive nightclub by befriending the bouncer.
They wangled a discount on their purchases by claiming that some of the items were damaged.
The politician was accused of trying to wangle a favorable decision from the judges by making generous campaign donations.

Tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

To wangle the results, they had to manipulate the figures in multiple stages before presenting them.
The accountant was caught trying to wangle the company's financial reports to show a healthier profit.
A thorough investigation was conducted to see if the researchers had tried to wangle their findings to match the expected outcomes.
It was discovered that the data analyst had deliberately attempted to wangle the numbers to make the client's product appear more successful.
Several employees were fired after being accused of conspiring to wangle the data to meet quarterly targets.