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A '''scandal''' is a widely [[public]]ized incident that involves [[allegation]]s of [[Malfeasance in office|wrongdoing]], disgrace, or [[Morality|moral]] outrage. A scandal may be based on [[reality]], the product of false allegations, or a mixture of both.
Some scandals are broken by [[whistleblower]]s who reveal wrongdoing within [[organization]]s or [[Group (sociology)|group]]s, most notably [[Deep Throat]] ([[W. Mark Felt|William Mark Felt]]) during the 1970s [[Watergate complex|Watergate]] [[Watergate scandal|scandal]] that involved [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]]. Falsely alleged scandals can lead to [[witch-hunt]]s against the [[Innocence|innocent]]. Sometimes an attempt to [[Cover-up|cover up]] a scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails. Classes of scandals include:
*[[Politics|Political]] [[Political scandal|scandals]]
*[[Human sexual behavior|Sex]] [[Sex scandal|scandals]]
*[[Academia|Academic]] [[Academic dishonesty|scandals]]
*[[Sport]]ing [[List of sporting scandals|scandal]]s (especially [[Olympic Games]] [[Olympic Games scandals|scandals]])
==[[Western world]]==
The [[United States]] in the 1950s was swept by a wave of [[game show]] [[Quiz show scandals|scandals]]. Another major type of scandal is a [[Corporate scandal|corporate]], especially those that involve [[Accountancy|accounting]]. A [[Accounting scandals#2002 scandals|wave of such scandals]] swept American [[Company|companies]] in 2002. [[19th century|Nineteenth-century]] [[Western society]]'s Seven [[Social]] Scandals were [[fraud]], [[bankruptcy]], [[Extramarital sex|unwed]] [[pregnancy]], [[adultery]], [[homosexuality]], [[divorce]], and [[illegitimacy]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}}{{Dubious|date=March 2008}} In the United States, scandals are often referred to with a -gate suffix, particularly political =).
==List of scandals==
*[[Corporation|Corporate]] [[Corporate scandal|scandals]]
*[[Journalistic scandal]]s
*[[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[sexual abuse]] [[Roman Catholic sex abuse cases|cases]]
*[[Christian evangelist scandals|List of Christian evangelist scandals]]
*[[List of scandals with "-gate" suffix]]
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