propaganda

These investments saved millions of lives, countered propaganda from countries like China and Russia, and stopped diseases from reaching our shores.

Leader of the opposition, Matthew O'Toole from the Social Democrat and Labour Party, said Givan's "propaganda junket to Israel after the killing of thousands of kids is an appalling thing to do".

In simple terms, this is propaganda designed to persuade citizens that the government is strong, its enemies evil and that fellow citizens – “real Americans” – think the same way.

It is an important psychological marker considering that Putin’s propaganda has sold the war to the Russian public as a replay of that conflict.

This struggle is taking place in a gray zone, where cyberattacks, propaganda, and economic coercion substitute for open war.