Instead, creativity connects existing facts or knowledge in a different but interesting way. (essayacademia.com)
«Fraud is generally defined in the law as an intentional misrepresentation of material existing fact made by one person to another with knowledge of its falsity and for the purpose of inducing the other person to act, and upon which the other person relies with resulting injury or damage. (climateaudit.org)
So, were the WMO / TAR representations of the hockey stick that hide the decline fraudulent, in the sense of «intentional misrepresentation of material existing fact made by one person to another with knowledge of its falsity and for the purpose of inducing the other person to act.»? (steynonline.com)