"But despite several attempts by various people to set the...

"But despite several attempts by various people to set the record straight, the myth continues to circulate, perhaps because, as one academic told Fact Check, it "embodies elements of a deeper truth about discrimination"."

Called the "noble lie"

Pretty much the overwhelming basis of the "Stolen Generation" -

Most were welfare removals and there's been no proof ever posited in a court that withstood scrutiny that the govt was a racist, possbily genocidal, "Lets wipe the Abos off the planet" sort of Govt

But the lie persists for much the same reason...it touches on the underlying issues so ...phhhttt...so what if ain't really tuer...a wonderful fit-for-purpose narrative