ichidan verb, transitive verb
distort; strain (an interpretation); stretch (the meaning)
Used when someone forces an unnatural or illogical interpretation, often to suit their own argument or narrative.
彼は自分の意見に合うように事実をこじつけた。
He distorted the facts to fit his own opinion.
その解釈はかなりこじつけていると思う。
I think that interpretation is really stretching it.