Children can create false narratives about abuse without experience.

Evidence

At the time of the crèche case, attempts were made and influences were exerted to suppress information that was already in the professional journals about how children can provide false information and fabricate stories. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2021

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2021
• XREF: connects to: Interviewing techniques can render children’s testimony unreliable. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 1578; Most children who do not disclose abuse likely have not been abused. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 3478; Adult childhood memory is an unreliable substitute for asking children directly. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 8290

Broader Connections

• Most children who do not disclose abuse likely have not been abused. #corroborates (0.75) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 3478