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Why aren't more people re-examining past conspiracies as trust in mainstream media declines over Gaza coverage? (reddthat.com)
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People are losing trust in mainstream media because of perceived biased coverage of the Gaza genocide. If that erosion of trust is real, why isn't it prompting wider public re-examination of historical cover-ups and contested narratives — Watergate, Iran–Contra, Iraq, even shifting beliefs about who “beat” the Nazis? If we don't question how past information was shaped, what’s the point of preserving evidence (e.g., Gaza genocide evidence recently removed from YouTube by Google)? Won’t this all be forgotten in a few years, the same way all those previous events are no longer discussed?

What’s stopping a sustained, constructive public inquiry into these parallels between past cover-ups and current information control? Where are good, constructive places to discuss these issues without falling into unproductive conspiracy spirals?

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[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People now think the Americans beat the nazis due to all the Hollywood propaganda.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ok, but who did?

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

This graph definitively answers the question, “Does propaganda really work?”

📺 You’re Not Immune To Propaganda

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Thanks I had never questioned that fact myself until I saw your post. I also did some googling and found the same thing on multiple articles and not only find it fascinating but also breain dead obvious.

One of the articles I found

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

The Red Army was responsible for 80-90% of the war effort in Europe against the Nazis, the eastern front absolutely eclipsed the western front.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do they? I mean, I'm sure some people do. But some people also think shoving chili peppers up their anus is pleasurable. We don't go around saying "People now think shoving hot peppers up their ass feels good.", because while it's technically true, it's disingenuous considering how few people fit into that category.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

the majority of people do now