Propaganda about the enemy usually doesn’t require altering the truth much. Propaganda about the own state of affairs is a completely different story.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's actually not true, with respect to altering the truth. Usually the quantity or quality of a single truth is heavily distorted, or outright fabricated. See Iraq's WMD that never matetialized.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fair enough. Gotta think about this a little more I guess.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very frequently propaganda relies on a single kernal of truth, and then changing the quantity, quality, or both of said truth. All it needs is some level of justification, then it can be molded like clay into whatever you need it to say.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

When the audience/readership has no effective way of fact-checking what is said then they can (and do) just make it up to suit their narrative. Anything that contradicts the narrative is an "unreliable source."

https://swprs.org/the-propaganda-multiplier/