[whatshisface]

I'm asking if there are any instances where an ancient author is known to have lied about something that could be believed by a modern historian if they didn't know any better. For example maybe some Sumerian committed tax fraud on clay tablets, but we caught them thousands of years later. I'm wondering if any specific examples of that are out there.

Edit: to be clear, I'm asking for a specific example, not an argument that an example probably exists out there somewhere.

[d0mine]

Have you ever read in popular media about a topic that you understand well? (it is hard to get an unskewed picture even if the author has no agenda)

What do you think happens with truth tellers and their work if it is not aligned with the current elites version of the truth?

For example, who do you think has been worse for whistleblowers , Bush or Obama?