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'''Historical 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. In some cases, evidence contradicting the revised version of history is burred or destroyed.

'''Historical 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. In some cases, evidence contradicting the revised version of history is burred or destroyed.

Those who engage in [[denialism]] often pose as historical revisionists in order to cloak their motivations. A term for engaging in denialism when reporting false histories is the term historical negationism. For example, [[Holocaust]] deniers engage in historical negationism.  

Those who engage in [[denialism]] often pose as historical revisionists in order to cloak their motivations. A term for engaging in denialism when reporting false histories is the term historical negationism. For example, [[Holocaust denial]] or claiming the defeat of [[Nazism]] was a "pyrrhic victory".

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