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
Urge friends, relatives, and acquaintances to avoid Trump propaganda outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax, X, and, increasingly, Facebook and Instagram.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Much of the East German and Soviet propaganda at that time was designed to confuse and cast doubt, not necessarily to fully persuade.
—Lauren Cassidy, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
The internet of propaganda is not the real world, and however much bluster there is in the daily CENTCOM declaration of how effective their strikes are, Tehran is far worse off after more than 13,000 targets have been hit.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Next were economic and social control, the overthrow of the existing republic, control of unions and use of propaganda to enforce ideology.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Much of the East German and Soviet propaganda at that time was designed to confuse and cast doubt, not necessarily to fully persuade.
—Lauren Cassidy, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
The internet of propaganda is not the real world, and however much bluster there is in the daily CENTCOM declaration of how effective their strikes are, Tehran is far worse off after more than 13,000 targets have been hit.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Next were economic and social control, the overthrow of the existing republic, control of unions and use of propaganda to enforce ideology.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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At a campaign stop early Tuesday morning, Mamdani praised Boylan for standing up to Cuomo.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Starlink is owned by Elon Musk, a major financial supporter of Trump during his reelection campaign.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since then, Google and OpenAI have experimented with advertisements in their own chatbots.—
Brian Jay Tang,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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The other major limitation included a lack of clear guidelines for advertisements broadcast on the public airwaves.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Surely, the film options and large print runs and book clubs and publicity campaigns will follow!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The executive director of Child Care Aware of Minnesota, a nonprofit that serves childhood educators, said the publicity will be unflattering.—
Mark Vancleave,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Miquela partnered with Prada, made out with Bella Hadid for a Calvin Klein ad, and walked the red carpet at the Grammys.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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At first the games were conceived as pure for-profit spectacle—revenue to be made through tickets, views, clicks, and advertising.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would specifically define terms like event contracts while also requiring exchanges to implement safeguards against advertising, illicit finance, and fund segregation.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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