to suit their narrative

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I understand "to suit their narrative" as "to suit their story". Am I on the right track?

The two, though exchangeable to me, have nuance: The former is a bit more formal. I am not sure.

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The change, implemented on 10 July, has caused confusion, both in hospitals and among public-health departments that work to provide data to the CDC. Measures must be implemented immediately to ensure that the transition is managed in an open and science-friendly way, and that politicians do not use the change to bypass researchers and sway the public-health response to the pandemic to suit their narrative. Many say that the Trump administration has tried to do this repeatedly throughout the pandemic.

Source: Nature EDITORIAL 28 JULY 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02231-6
 
Politicians and the media thrive on narrative nowadays. It is not about where the facts lead us; it is instead which facts are chosen to support the story we want people to believe.
 
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