Garbage In, Gospel Out: A phrase used to describe the process in which false or misleading information (the "garbage") is entered into official records, documents, or systems and then treated as absolute truth (the "gospel") simply because it has been recorded. The phrase highlights how once incorrect data is documented, it gains an undeserved level of credibility and authority, often leading to manipulation or deception. This is commonly seen in legal, medical, and institutional contexts where fabricated or false information is accepted as fact and used to discredit individuals or cover up wrongdoing.
"Officer John Jacko Romero wrote a completely fabricated police report, claiming an incident occurred when absolutely nothing happened. There was no contact, no 911 call, and I was out shopping the entire day. I only found out about this false report when I was later served with a temporary restraining order that included it. This is a perfect example of garbage in, gospel out—he invented the report out of thin air, and now it’s treated as if it’s the truth."
by Watchlist Subject 9596690-00 September 12, 2024
Get the Garbage In, Gospel Outmug. All the random garbage you allow on this site that makes no sense and yet you won't let us post real cool words like homosauce.
by pop, aka pissed off person December 17, 2008
Get the random garbagemug. When your friend who is also known as “cheap shot motherfucker” or “seagull”,
apparently throws a bag of random garbage in your face while in Manhattan.
apparently throws a bag of random garbage in your face while in Manhattan.
by Bripolar September 25, 2022
Get the Random bag of NYC garbagemug. The best damn way to cook a turkey. You put the turkey inside of an insulated garbage can with hot coals on the top and around the base. The method is a lot like that of a Dutch oven. Give it 3-4 hours, lift off the garbage can, and inside you've got a delicious, moist turkey.
Try it next Thanksgiving
Try it next Thanksgiving
by Denverite00 February 23, 2017
Get the garbage can turkeymug. 
What the printed plastic sign actually reads when you purchase it at the hardware/department store; this truly represents what many of the typical household-surplus provenders are attempting to pawn off on others over the weekend. Prior to posting the sign, people have to make a neat horizontal cut underneath the "r", and two vertical cuts --- one between the "r" and the "b", and the other between the "s" and the "t" --- and then slide the two halves of the sign together one letter's width to cover those two pesky "revealing letters" and form a new (and deceitful!) message.
Be on the lookout for staples and tape holding the "garbage stale" sign together, if you want to determine what those sidewalk-shysters are **really** selling.
by QuacksO September 23, 2017
Get the garbage stalemug.