pseudohistory
History without evidence
Pseudohistory presents itself as historical scholarship but lacks the methodology, evidence standards, or peer accountability that distinguish legitimate history.
It typically promotes claims rejected by mainstream historians—ancient aliens building the pyramids, Holocaust denial, lost civilizations like Atlantis.
The documentary was entertaining pseudohistory dressed up with impressive graphics.
Pseudohistory often advances ideological agendas or exploits gaps in the historical record.
Mythical sunken island
- LemuriaTheorized lost continent
- MuLegendary sunken Pacific landmass
- ArthurianOf Camelot's mythology
- GilgameshMesopotamian epic protagonist
Merlin · Druids · lost civilization · Thule · El Dorado · Shangri-La · Avalon · antediluvian
Creating fraudulent imitations
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
fraudulent · invented · spurious · apocryphal · planted evidence · doctored · manufactured · pseudodocumentary
Fake study of antiquity
- cherry-pickingChoosing only supporting examples
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
speculation · unfounded · unsubstantiated · sensationalism · ahistorical · debunked · fringe theory · motivated reasoning
Rejecting Nazi genocide evidence
- denialismRejection of established facts
- whitewashingConcealing unpleasant facts
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
- minimizationMaking as small as possible
distortion · rewriting · suppression · erasure · sanitization · genocide denial
Alleged secret elite
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
- FreemasonsOldest secular fraternal order
- chemtrailsAlleged aerial chemical dispersal
false flag · 9/11 truthers · Flat Earth · Bermuda Triangle · crop circles · cover-up · Knights Templar · secret societies
Atlantis
Mythical sunken island
Gilgamesh · Merlin · Druids · lost civilization · Thule · El Dorado · Shangri-La · Avalon · antediluvian · mythologized
forgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- fabricatedInvented, not real
counterfeit · fraudulent · invented · spurious · apocryphal · planted evidence · doctored · manufactured · pseudodocumentary
pseudoarchaeology
Fake study of antiquity
- cherry-pickingChoosing only supporting examples
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
misinterpretation · speculation · unfounded · unsubstantiated · sensationalism · ahistorical · debunked · fringe theory · motivated reasoning · presentism
Holocaust denial
Rejecting Nazi genocide evidence
- denialismRejection of established facts
- whitewashingConcealing unpleasant facts
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
minimization · distortion · rewriting · suppression · erasure · sanitization · genocide denial
Illuminati
Alleged secret elite
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
- Area 51Classified Nevada test facility
- FreemasonsOldest secular fraternal order
chemtrails · false flag · 9/11 truthers · Flat Earth · Bermuda Triangle · crop circles · cover-up · Knights Templar · secret societies · Nibiru
history, historic, historical, pseudo, prehistoric, pseudonym, historian, pseudo-intellectual, pseudoscience