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Those who engage in denialism often pose as historical revisionists in order to cloak their motivations. | 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. | + | A term for engaging in denialism when reporting false histories is the term historical negationism. For example, [[Holocaust]] deniers engage in historical negationism. |
[[Category: History]] | [[Category: History]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, November 23, 2015
Historical revisionism involves either the illegitimate distortion of the historical record or a careful and more objective re-examination of the historical data about a historical event or events.
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.