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. 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 See All Example Sentences for propaganda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
Noun
  • 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
  • And this is part of that process in keeping that campaign promise.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.
    Cornell Watson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet even at the time, the scandal was baked into the publicity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • On the content-side, Mattison noted that metadata tagging has grown so sophisticated that ads can be tailored to individual scenes within a show: If a scene is set in a kitchen, for example, the subsequent ad break might feature one of the appliances in the room.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike long-form YouTube content, where ads can be inserted throughout, short clips offer limited space for advertisers.
    Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other sellers are experimenting with price increases, cutting back on advertising or gradually importing merchandise to avoid drastic financial impacts of tariffs, instead of bowing out of Prime Day completely.
    Arriana McLymore and Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For now, goods are subject to import taxes, not programming services, but the tariffs will raise consumer prices, pinching pocketbooks, and may lead to softer advertising.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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