Record Tampering & History Rewriting
Editing the past — press releases, blog posts, search results, ratings, forecasts — so that failed predictions and bad histories disappear and the record flatters the present.
An everyday example
A vendor's 2023 'guaranteed launch date' post silently edited after the launch slipped two years.
What it can cost you
Due diligence on a curated history; trusting a record someone controls.
Warning signs
- Every search result is favourable.
- Old predictions are gone.
One thing to do
Use archives you do not depend on the subject for: court dockets, regulator filings, web archives, independent press; snapshot claims at the time they are made.
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