as in campaign
usually disapproving
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
He was accused of spreading propaganda. a propaganda campaign The report was nothing but lies and propaganda.
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Recent Examples of propaganda
This includes using fake images and videos to spread narratives that align with their values.
Terrorist and extremist groups, including Islamic State, have even released guides demonstrating how to use AI to develop propaganda and disinformation.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In Iran, this technique has been central to protest art, where artists reclaim revolutionary imagery, religious iconography, and even state propaganda to critique contemporary injustices.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
There are some that will inevitably view this as more romanticized, pro-military propaganda, and others who will easily characterize this as more of an anti-war parable.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In Iran, this technique has been central to protest art, where artists reclaim revolutionary imagery, religious iconography, and even state propaganda to critique contemporary injustices.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
There are some that will inevitably view this as more romanticized, pro-military propaganda, and others who will easily characterize this as more of an anti-war parable.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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Financial turmoil has both Trump and Powell under duress Trump’s tariff campaign, announced earlier this month, continues to rattle global financial markets.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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And this is part of that process in keeping that campaign promise.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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This story was updated to include the video advertisement.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image By the 1980s, his work seemed to be everywhere — in every major magazine, on political and theater posters, in advertisements for corporations and institutions like IBM and the MacArthur Foundation, on book and album covers.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In his court filing this week, his defense attorney noted the high-profile publicity of Villatoro Santos's case.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yet even at the time, the scandal was baked into the publicity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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That newsroom survived not on ads or subscriptions, but on foreign aid—largely from the United States.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Look at those jobs and analyze what tools and skill sets and competencies appear repeatedly across those job ads.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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If influencers were primarily men, it would be seen as an innovative new career that’s taken over the advertising industry.—
Caitlin Brody,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Brinkema dismissed the third part of the case, determining that tools used for general display advertising can’t clearly be defined as Google’s own market.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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