rewriting history

When a person can't take the reality of the truth about a breakup and instead "rewrites" what really happened and then tells other people the story as if that's what really happened.

Josh couldn't take the fact that Kathryn dumped him for his brother. By rewriting history, he could tell everyone he dumped her.

Rewriting History

What politicians do to make the other politicians look bad. It’s not lying to get money and power if you can get the people on your side.

All your life you have been taught (x) but it that’s not right. In reality (y) is true and the people (my political opponents) who say so don’t know real history. NO I AM NOT REWRITING HISTORY THEY WERE THE ONES TO REWRITE IF FIRST WAAAAAAAAAAA!