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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Winston Smith works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite historical documents so they match the constantly changing current party line. This involves revising newspaper articles and doctoring photographs—mostly to remove "unpersons", people who have fallen afoul of the party.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Smith_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four)