What is Confapulation?
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The conscious, convenient and willful filling in the gaps of information and/or facts to suit one's needs, purpose or agenda. The ensuing sense of personal intense, short-lived pleasure and satisfaction one receives from having done so, much like engaging in masturbation. A means of spreading lies, half-truths and innuendo for a political end and feeling great about having done so.
"Eager to do whatever he could to help boost his candidate's sagging poll numbers, John wasn't beyond engaging in a little old-fashioned political confapulation to try and help reverse his candidate's sliding numbers, knowing what he was saying about the other candidate was completely false."
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