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
And United Fruit enlisted public relations pioneer Edward Bernays to spread propaganda, not in Guatemala but in the United States.
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Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
The Arabs deliberately placed the Arab refugees and their descendants in refugee camps as pawns in the propaganda war against Israel.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The coursework is part of a robust anti-misinformation program to make Finns more resistant to propaganda and false claims, especially those crossing over the 830-mile border with neighboring Russia.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Putting himself in peril, Talankin defied a Kremlin propaganda plan disseminated after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that was designed to militarize children and dictate their worldview.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
The Arabs deliberately placed the Arab refugees and their descendants in refugee camps as pawns in the propaganda war against Israel.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The coursework is part of a robust anti-misinformation program to make Finns more resistant to propaganda and false claims, especially those crossing over the 830-mile border with neighboring Russia.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Putting himself in peril, Talankin defied a Kremlin propaganda plan disseminated after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that was designed to militarize children and dictate their worldview.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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Nearly 70% expect attackers to use AI to automate cyberattacks in the next 12 to 24 months, with many anticipating that those campaigns will be largely machine-driven.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Located about a mile from this week’s campaign stop, the park once housed San Jose’s largest encampment and has been the site of multiple fires and a fatal stabbing in recent years.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Hannity segment then turned to the online backlash surrounding actor Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans advertisement.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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But destinations, corporations, and charitable organizations gets enormous publicity from the live and television audiences.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Kotero said the image violated her right of publicity.—
Nancy Dillon,
VIBE.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Since their inception, social media companies have implemented protective measures for users such as filtering bullying comments and enabling minors to opt out of seeing personalized ads.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The ads targeted conservative and swing voters, and touted the measure as a way to reduce crime and homelessness.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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While marketing Miami is never in short supply, the region is now getting a week’s worth of advertising across the United States.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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The deal included an advertising buy on the broadcast.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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