Terminology: Bachmann

Bachmann (noun)

1) A gross misquotation, an extremely incorrect citation, or an extreme misinterpretation of an historical event.

Example: "I think it is high time that we recognize the contribution of our forbears who worked tirelessly -- men like John Quincy Adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country." John Quincy Adams was not a founding father (his father John Adams was), nor did John Quincy Adams oversee the abolition of slavery (Adams' presidency ended in 1829, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863). This is technically a "double-Bachmann."

Also known as "pulling a Bachmann."