Deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender (DARVO) is a tactic a person may use to deflect responsibility onto an individual they have abused. It is a form of manipulation a person may use to ...

Is it possible that you got the whole thing backwards? Congratulations, you have just been mugged by DARVO, an acronym that stands for “Deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.” DARVO is a ...

Tucker has insisted that Tracy is untrustworthy, and that he is the real victim of this situation by using a common tactic called DARVO. It’s an acronym that stands for deny, attack ...

Blake Lively ramps up her legal fight with Justin Baldoni, accusing him of contradicting his #MeToo stance. Meanwhile, her ...

Since announcing a slew of tariffs last week, President Trump has thrown the stock market into chaos and ignited fears of a recession. Now, instead of taking responsibility, he is gaslighting the ...

Even if it means willingly playing the victim by using a defensive manipulation technique called "DARVO." What is DARVO? Jennifer J. Freyd, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of ...

Thanks to the work of Jennifer Freyd, one of the leading researchers on abuse, psychologists use the more precise term DARVO for this type of behavior. The acronym stands for: deny, attack ...

What Is the “DARVO” Strategy? According to research from the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, manipulators will often strategically employ a three-part methodology to stifle ...

This isn’t just bluster, Trump is employing a psychological strategy called DARVO: Deny, attack and reverse victim and offender. DARVO is used to dodge accountability by shifting blame ...

DARVO is used to dodge accountability by shifting blame, silencing critics and reframing oneself as victim. This is the strategy Trump and his team have been using for years to distort reality.