1) conspiracy — You mean like having a member of Real Climate in charge of editing the history of the hockeystick controversy for Wikipedia? (jennifermarohasy.com)
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In the resulting paintings, he has obliterated parts of the narrative while highlighting others, as if editing the history he has endeavored to tell. (artspace.com)