You're not wrong but what's the difference between history and narratives?
"History" is the study of different narratives to TRY to come to a semblance of truth, but even for recent events this is almost impossible.
Pick an example like "Did the US dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan ultimately save lives, or was it unnecessary" and it's impossible to find the truth between 2 conflicting narratives, each fairly justifiable.
Another one is, most Soviet Anti-American Propaganda was true.
The real history is often a horrible mess, narratives are built by carefully cherrypicking facts to support a worldview. This is similar to what happens to mass media - they don't need to lie, just present only those facts that support their position
"History" is the study of different narratives to TRY to come to a semblance of truth, but even for recent events this is almost impossible.
Pick an example like "Did the US dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan ultimately save lives, or was it unnecessary" and it's impossible to find the truth between 2 conflicting narratives, each fairly justifiable.
Another one is, most Soviet Anti-American Propaganda was true.