For Prus it was axiomatic that historical fiction must distort history.

They deny engaging in a conspiracy and accuse the government of distorting history to drive them into bankruptcy.

Sometimes a poem totally distorts history and keeps it distorted too.

This is just another example of governments trying to distort history to their advantage.

Looking backwards with either envy or merely admiration tends to distort history.

The usual complaint about docudramas is that they distort history for the sake of drama.

They distorted history to throw in a standard cliché of melodrama?

Well, the Internet allows these people to distort history.

But his behavior has been equally disgraceful in terms of distorting recent literary history.

How does one actually set about distorting history?