Misleading is the code word for everything. But, you can mislead by saying half truths. Every word, every comma, becomes a hook and a hole. It's everywhere and starts from top and right along the line of gravity down to the very bottom. Don't lie, just mislead.
History is another issue.
People without history are people without memory. People without memory are amnesic. National amnesia is the best thing. Give it time and everything is forgotten. Take, for instance, the recent death of Pol Pot.