Cover-up

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

"Snowjob" redirects here. For other uses, see Snow Job (disambiguation).

For other uses, see Cover Up (disambiguation).

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (March 2010)

Look up cover-up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrong-doing, error, incompetence or other embarrassing information. The expression is usually applied to people in authority who abuse their power to avoid or silence criticism. Those who cover up (or their allies) may be responsible for a misdeed or wish to silence criticism.
While the terms are often used interchangeably, cover-up involves withholding incriminatory evidence, while whitewash involves releasing misleading evidence.

Contents [show] 1 Modern Usage 2 Reasons 3 Examples 4 Alleged cover-ups 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Modern Usage