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Propaganda, disinformation, censorship, and techniques that shape political perception and behavior.

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What propaganda is and how it works: definition, techniques and examples

Propaganda is not simply lying: it is communication designed to influence perceptions, emotions and behavior through selection, repetition, symbols and interested frames.

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Propaganda

Disinformation

analysis

Political Disinformation: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Erodes Public Deliberation

Political manipulation

fundamentals

What Is Political Gaslighting and How to Tell It Apart from Propaganda or Simple Lies

analysis

Appeal to external authority: what it is and how it is used to manipulate politics

analysis

What propaganda is and how it works: definition, techniques and examples

analysis

Moralization of debate and political manipulation

Digital propaganda

Media & power

Censorship

fundamentals

Self-Censorship: What It Is and How It Affects Public Debate

Microtargeting

Psychology of persuasion

Selected analysis

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Political Disinformation: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Erodes Public Deliberation

Political disinformation uses false or misleading content strategically to shape perceptions, votes, reputations or trust in institutions.

analysis

Appeal to external authority: what it is and how it is used to manipulate politics

How appeals to experts, institutions, media or technical consensus can be used legitimately or turned into political manipulation.

analysis

Moralization of debate and political manipulation

Moralization of debate turns political disagreements into judgments about the goodness or wickedness of people, closing space for evidence, nuance and pluralism.

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fundamentals

Information & Power

Start here

What propaganda is and how it works: definition, techniques and examples

Explore subtopics

Propaganda

Disinformation

Political Disinformation: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Erodes Public Deliberation

Political manipulation

What Is Political Gaslighting and How to Tell It Apart from Propaganda or Simple Lies

Appeal to external authority: what it is and how it is used to manipulate politics

What propaganda is and how it works: definition, techniques and examples

Moralization of debate and political manipulation

Digital propaganda

Media & power

Censorship

Self-Censorship: What It Is and How It Affects Public Debate

Microtargeting

Psychology of persuasion

Selected analysis

Political Disinformation: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Erodes Public Deliberation

Appeal to external authority: what it is and how it is used to manipulate politics

Moralization of debate and political manipulation

Latest relevant articles

Self-Censorship: What It Is and How It Affects Public Debate

What Is Political Gaslighting and How to Tell It Apart from Propaganda or Simple Lies

Political Disinformation: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Erodes Public Deliberation

Appeal to external authority: what it is and how it is used to manipulate politics

Moralization of debate and political manipulation

What extreme simplification is in politics and how it is used to manipulate

What scapegoating is in politics and how it is used to manipulate

What false dichotomy is and how it is used to manipulate in politics