Problem
False evidence
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
False witnessDistortion of evidence
Misleading evidence
Uncorroborated evidence
Nature:
Any witness, however irreproachable, may give unreliable evidence, and a jury may err by accepting unsupported evidence. Uncorroborated evidence is that which has been confirmed or supported by other evidence independent from the source of the first. Under some jurisdictions a charge may be considered proven in the light of evidence from a single witness, with the possible exception of witnesses who are accomplices of the accused or the complainant (such as in a trial for a sexual offence) where it may be assumed that the witness has a motive for lying. Broader Problems:
PerjuryEvasion of issuesUnethical practices by police forces Narrower Problems:
False political evidenceGovernment inducement to crimeUnreliable evidence of childrenOfficial fabrication of evidenceMisinformation concerning infringement of human rights Related Problems:
Denial of evidenceIncorrect information Aggravates:
Wrongful detentionSocial unaccountabilityArbitrary standards of evidenceUnavailability of legal information Strategies:
Establishing regulations relating to arrestProviding false evidenceArresting arbitrarilyGiving evidenceDistorting evidenceClarifying evidenceFabricating quotationsBeing truthfulBeing fallaciousVerifying evidenceSwearing falselySwearing truthfullyGiving false diagnosisGiving correct diagnosisReporting truthfullyGiving truthful statementsGiving false informationIncriminating falselyIncriminating in crimeUncovering police falsification of evidenceEnsuring credibility of police evidenceExposing false claims Values:
DistortionFallacyMisleading Subject(s):
Communication → Censorship??Societal Problems → Distortion??
Law → Legality??
Law → Tribunals, courts??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
30.04.1999 – 00:00 CEST