How Effective Are Misinformation Campaigns to Manipulate Public Opinion?
Misinformation can be carried out on two fronts,suppresso veri, suggestio falsi (Suppress the Truth,Suggest the Falsehood)Goebbels led by Hitler was a past master on both the fronts at the same time,Jews were the cause for Reich's ills(Suggestio falsi),the Third Reich are resettling Jews (supresso veri) and he has been successful .
Misinformation is resorted to by insecure rulers or out of necessity to hide the real intentions as with Bush stating Iraq had WMD.
A refined form of misinformation is labeled as Diplomatic language.
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