While the terms are often used loosely, cover-up involves withholding incriminatory evidence, while whitewash involves releasing misleadingly exculpatory evidence, and a frameup involves falsely blaming an … See more

The following list is considered to be a typology since those who engage in cover-ups tend to use many of the same methods of hiding the truth and defending themselves. This list was compiled from famous cover-ups such as Watergate Scandal See more

• The Dreyfus Affair
• Armenian genocide denial
• Katyn massacre
• The Iran–Contra affair
• The Luzhniki disaster See more

• Consciousness of guilt
• Gatekeepers
• Impression formation
• Lie
• Media manipulation See more

When a scandal breaks, the discovery of an attempt to cover up the truth is often regarded as even more reprehensible than the original deeds. See more

Depending on the nature of cover-up activities, they may constitute a crime in certain jurisdictions.
Perjury (actively … See more

Conspiracy theories generally include an allegation of a cover-up of the facts of some prominent event. Examples include:
• John F. Kennedy assassination
• TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories
• Korean Air Lines Flight 007 alternate theories See more