It's maybe not quite a dramatic coverup but there most definitely was a concerted effort to suppress a specific definition of the term "recession" in preference

It's maybe not quite a dramatic coverup but there most definitely was a concerted effort to suppress a specific definition of the term "recession" in preference for the "politically correct" version. See for yourself in the edit history of the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recession&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recession&action=...