Scandal

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. A scandal may be based on reality, or the product of false allegations, or a mixture of both.

Some scandals are broken by a whistle-blower revealing wrongdoing within an organization or a group. Falsely alleged scandals can lead to a witch-hunt against the innocent. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails. Classes of scandals include:

  • political scandals
  • sex scandals
  • academic scandals
  • sporting scandals (especially Olympic Games scandals)

The United States in the 1950s was swept by a wave of quiz show scandals. Another major type of scandal is a corporate scandal, especially corporate accounting scandals. A wave of corporate accounting scandals swept United States companies in 2002 (see accounting scandals of 2002).

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Lists of scandals

  • Academic scandal
  • Corporate scandal (includes accounting and mutual fund scandals)
  • List of drug scandals
  • Journalism scandals
  • Political scandal
  • List of scandals of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Sex scandal
  • List of sporting scandals
  • List of scandals with "-gate" suffix
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Quotes

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea - Henry Fielding.

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