I use Google News and accept that it is 'supplied' by links to different sources of 'News'.

When I clicked on the Sarkozy's statement link, it just happened to BE the Daily Mail, I presume that despite any spin (any news source applies), that Mr Sarkozy said that - since it was a public statement about multi-culturism in France.

I certainly don't habitually take any notice of ANY news source because most of what we read (anywhere) has be edited by someone with their own agenda.

I don't think that constitutes being naive.

I am angry with myself about being naive enough in earlier years to believe our leaders, political, industrial and religious, actually knew better than the rest of us about what was good and what was not.

They didn't/don't. Now THAT was naive.

As for people twisting words, well they would wouldn't they, otherwise they cannot really maintain their viewpoint - cognitive dissonance.