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  2. Historical negationism - Wikipedia

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    History is a social resource that contributes to shaping national identity, culture, and the public memory. Through the study of history, people are imbued with a particular cultural identity; therefore, by negatively revising history, the negationist can craft a specific, ideological identity.

  3. Pseudohistory - Wikipedia

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    The term pseudohistory was coined in the early nineteenth century, which makes the word older than the related terms pseudo-scholarship and pseudoscience. [4] In an attestation from 1815, it is used to refer to the Contest of Homer and Hesiod, a purportedly historical narrative describing an entirely fictional contest between the Greek poets Homer and Hesiod. [5]

  4. Fake news - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Although false news has always been spread throughout history, the term fake news was first used in the 1890s when sensational reports in newspapers were common. [5] [6] Nevertheless, the term does not have a fixed definition and has been applied broadly to any type of false information presented as news. It has also been used by high ...

  5. Misinformation - Wikipedia

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    A person's formal education level and media literacy do correlate with their ability to recognize misinformation. [77] [78] People who are familiar with a topic, the processes of researching and presenting information, or have critical evaluation skills are more likely to correctly identify misinformation. However, these are not always direct ...

  6. Forced conversion - Wikipedia

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    Throughout history, leaders of religious and political institutions have cooperated, opposed one another, and/or attempted to co-opt each other, for purposes which are both noble and base, and they have implemented programs with a wide range of driving values, from compassion, which is aimed at alleviating current suffering, to brutal change ...

  7. Perjury - Wikipedia

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    Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding.

  8. Defamation - Wikipedia

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    Defamation law has a long history stretching back to classical antiquity. ... Calumny is defined as "the false imputation to a determined person of a concrete crime ...

  9. Hoax - Wikipedia

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    The Dreadnought hoaxers in Abyssinian regalia; the bearded figure on the far left is the writer Virginia Woolf.. A hoax (plural: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious or humorous intent of causing shock and interest in as many people as possible.