noun
propaganda
prah-puh-GAN-duh/ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/
Biased or misleading information spread to influence opinions or behavior.
The idealized leaflet spreads propaganda about the polluting factory.
Etymology
The central idea is spreading: the term first named a church body responsible for spreading the faith. It later referred to information spread to advance a cause, initially without the implication of bias.
In context
actually propaganda is it is the propagation of information to to persuade that's what it is
More examples
- The campaign relied on misleading propaganda.
- They examined the propaganda critically.
- Official propaganda concealed the growing shortages.
Forms
propaganda
Similar words
- disinformation
- Specifically false information deliberately spread, not all biased persuasion.
- publicity
- Publicity seeks attention without necessarily manipulating beliefs.