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“Now for the first time since Adolf Hitler propounded the virtue of big lies to “awaken the imagination of the public through an appeal to their feelings”, those seeking to persuade with no commitment to the truth have technological tools that the propagandists of old could have only dreamt of.” #fascism #misinformation #disinformation theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Fibs and exaggeration have always been part of politics – but who knows what lies are now being pushed online?By Julianne Schultz

Fact check: Bulgaria's eurozone accession campaign smeared with false claims.

As Bulgaria progresses on its path to join the eurozone by 2026, false information has been skewing the national conservation around the adoption of the euro.

mediafaro.org/article/20250425

A protester. | Euronews
Euronews · Fact check: Bulgaria's eurozone accession campaign smeared with false claims.By Estelle Nilsson-Julien

The newspaperman looks to him for news. And by his power of giving or withholding information the politician can often effectively censor political news. But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda