propaganda

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Had the crew member been captured, Iran would have had a point of leverage with the U.S. and a valuable wartime propaganda prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Seeking to resist the intensity of pro-war propaganda at his school, Talankin eventually teamed up with US filmmaker David Borenstein and fled Russia in 2024, leaving behind his mother, brothers and sisters.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

"I didn't believe that they existed. At first, I thought it was just propaganda," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

James J. Kimble, a communication professor and propaganda historian at Seton Hall University, said U.S. presidents have “by and large” struck a respectful tone in wartime, though there are some exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The Nazis also bombarded the general public with propaganda to persuade them that the money spent on the care of the physically and mentally “unfit” could be put to better use.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti