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Propaganda does not always invent facts. It can mislead by selecting only favourable information, removing context, repeating emotionally useful details and ignoring evidence that would change the audience's judgement.
Governments do not need to force every citizen to agree. They can shape public opinion by controlling agendas, defining threats, selecting experts and presenting preferred policies as necessary or inevitable.
People now encounter more news, commentary and data than previous generations. Yet exposure to information does not necessarily mean that beliefs are more accurate or better reasoned.
Social media allows evidence, testimony and expertise to circulate rapidly. The same systems also reward simple certainty, emotional conflict and claims designed to attract attention.
False or misleading claims can spread rapidly when they provoke anger, fear or moral disgust. Corrections usually arrive later and rarely generate the same emotional response.
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