I prefer “confabulate” to describe this phenomena. : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication > In psychology, confabulation is a memory error consisting of t

I prefer “confabulate” to describe this phenomena. : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication > In psychology, confabulation is a memory error consisting of the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world. It’s more about coming up with a plausible explanation in the absence of a readily-available one.