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Cultural beliefs and investigative biases Ideological agendas Judicial and legislative changes Moral crusades Suggestive interviewing Misinterpretation of real events Miscommunications regarding sexual consent Cognitive biases Individual motives and drivers Self-serving false narratives of abuse Providing an alibi Seeking revenge or retribution Obtaining sympathy and attention Financial gain Sincerely believed false allegations Partly true allegations Parental alienation syndrome and custody disputes Factitious disorder and Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MCA) False confessions