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  2. Historian's fallacy - Wikipedia

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    It is not to be confused with presentism, a similar but distinct mode of historical analysis in which present-day ideas (such as moral standards) are projected into the past. The idea was first articulated by British literary critic Matthew Arnold in 1880 and later named and defined by American historian David Hackett Fischer in 1970.

  3. List of religious hoaxes - Wikipedia

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    The writings were highly influential in Western mysticism until the 15th century, when they were properly dated. [16] [17] The Shroud of Turin – claimed to be the burial shroud of Jesus. Later shown by radiocarbon dating tests to have been manufactured in the Middle Ages, at the same time as it first appeared in the historical record. [18 ...

  4. Historical negationism - Wikipedia

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    The neo–Confederate movement's ideologues have grasped that if they control how people remember the past, they'll control how people approach the present and the future. Ultimately, this is a very conscious war for memory and heritage. It's a quest for legitimacy, the eternal quest for justification." [31]

  5. Rejection of evolution by religious groups - Wikipedia

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    Recurring cultural, political, and theological rejection of evolution by religious groups [a] exists regarding the origins of the Earth, of humanity, and of other life. In accordance with creationism, species were once widely believed to be fixed products of divine creation, but since the mid-19th century, evolution by natural selection has been established by the scientific community as an ...

  6. Truth behind the Donald Trump quote from 1998 that's rapidly ...

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    He continued, saying that they'd believe anything Fox broadcasts. Trump's alleged words began circulating the online sphere in October 2015 , when Trump's campaign was beginning to be taken seriously.

  7. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    The underlying attitudes and stereotypes that people unconsciously attribute to another person or group of people that affect how they understand and engage with them. Many researchers suggest that unconscious bias occurs automatically as the brain makes quick judgments based on past experiences and background.

  8. How back-to-back hurricanes are giving way to a debunked ...

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    Shortly after Helene devastated regions in the Southeast, former President Donald Trump on Truth Social baselessly accused FEMA of "going out of their way to not help people in republican areas."

  9. A step-by-step guide to how one debunked story fueled ... - AOL

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    The basic gist of the story is this: A shadowy ex-FBI informant with ties to Russia has been arrested and charged with giving false information to the FBI, but not before the alleged lies were ...