All articles tagged with #history rewriting
The White House released a website that presents a false narrative of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, reflecting ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to reshape the event's history.
Five years after the Capitol attack, Donald Trump and Republicans are actively working to rewrite the event's history, including pardoning rioters and dismissing the significance of the riot, while Trump's political resurgence continues despite ongoing investigations and efforts to memorialize the event to prevent future attacks.
President Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to the White House's newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame, featuring biased descriptions of past presidents, reflecting his ongoing effort to shape the White House's narrative in his image.
The conviction of Jimmy Lai highlights China's efforts to rewrite Hong Kong's history and suppress dissent, with Lai being sentenced on national security charges amid broader political repression in the city.
The article discusses how the Trump administration's actions, including the removal of historical references from the Smithsonian and the firing of a government official, reflect an Orwellian effort to control and rewrite narratives and facts to suit political interests, raising concerns about the erosion of objective truth and trust in government data.