mythmaking

[mith-mayk-ing]

noun

1. the act or process of creating myths.

adjective

1. engaged or involved in creating myths.

Example Sentences

“We also see it in politics, when you look at fake news and all the mythmaking that goes on. Of course, this is nothing new, but I felt it was a good time to sum up my encounters with truth.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the U.S., where religion, culture and politics frequently intertwine, recognizing that sainthood in politics is always constructed – and often strategic – can better allow people to honor loss without letting mythmaking dictate the terms of public life.

From Salon

ENB: Let’s circle back to “Afro-esotericism,” which has to do with symbolism, spirituality and this legacy of mythmaking.

From Los Angeles Times

Maytha Alhassen, a historian who studies media and national identity, sees Pallywood not as a uniquely Israeli phenomenon but as part of the mythmaking process in many nations.

From Slate

They become archetypes in the Black American mythmaking tradition and arbiters of our constantly shifting Black myth.

From Los Angeles Times