revisionist

[ ri-vizh-uh-nist ]

/ rɪˈvɪʒ ə nɪst /

an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.

a reviser.

any advocate of doctrines, theories, or practices that depart from established authority or doctrine.

of or relating to revisionists or revisionism.

attempting to reevaluate and restate the past based on newly acquired standards.

Origin of revisionist

First recorded in 1860–65; revision + -ist

an·ti·re·vi·sion·ist, noun, adjective

But, if anything, there is a bright side to this revisionist history.

Mandela and My Son |Yousef Munayyer |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Despite its patent fallacy, the impact of the “Christian Nation” revisionist history on American attitudes is substantial.

We’re Not a Christian Nation |Fred Rich |July 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, he condescended with a dishonest and revisionist history of the GOP.

Rand Paul at Howard |Jamelle Bouie |April 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The film director has just co-written a revisionist history of the United States that is ideological drivel.

Oliver Stone’s Junk History of the United States Debunked |Michael Moynihan |November 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Their real complaint is that, for the most part, the revisionist narrative has failed to become the dominant narrative.

Oliver Stone’s Junk History of the United States Debunked |Michael Moynihan |November 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Khrushchev then became the object of violent attacks in the Albanian press, being castigated as more of a revisionist than Tito.

Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe
It was at Dresden, 1903, that the revisionist tempest reached its height in the party teapot.

Socialism and Democracy in Europe |Samuel P. Orth
On the other hand, forty-nine councils came to decisions which the revisionist party claim for themselves.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VI, November 1850, Vol. I |Various