revisionist

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The memorials warned that fake content was also being created "specifically to dilute historical facts, shift victim and perpetrator roles, or spread revisionist narratives".

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

More disruption is coming as the accelerating tech revolution transforms our economies and external challengers press ahead with their revisionist projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Although posing a revisionist challenge to “The Crucible,” “John Proctor” received the blessing of the Arthur Miller estate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

All of these characters — even the more objectively callous ones like Father, a retired energy industry magnate writing a revisionist biography to absolve his culpability — teem with empathy.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

“Nailed it. Either that or I failed horribly. Could go either way, based on subjectivity and revisionist history,” Sean murmured.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan