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'''Revisionism''' is the practice of rewriting or distorting [[history]] in order to misrepresent past events, or radically misconstruing what an historical source states. This is often done for [[politics|political]] or [[propaganda]] purposes, for example falsely claiming that a respected figure had similar views to one's own or that a despised figure did not have similar views to one's own, or attempting to [[demonize]] or elevate a particular group contrary to the evidence. In some cases, evidence contradicting the revised version of history is [[memory hole|destroyed]].
'''Revisionism''' is the practice of rewriting or distorting [[history]] in order to misrepresent past events, or radically misconstruing what an historical source states. This is often done for [[politics|political]] or [[propaganda]] purposes, for example falsely claiming that a respected figure had similar views to one's own or that a despised figure did not have similar views to one's own, or attempting to [[demonize]] or elevate a particular group contrary to the evidence. In some cases, evidence contradicting the revised version of history is [[memory hole|destroyed]].