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Glenn Beck's Ukraine
Background Information
In a rambling 2-hour rant, Glenn Beck offers his own version of a conspiracy theory when he explains how the Obama administration assisted with the politics of Ukraine after the Maidan Revolution, comparing it to a bad episode of Columbo. He attacks those who began investigating Paul Manafort early in 2016. The video opens with a classic montage that says, "America was once great, but now it's not" --all because of the Democrats. This video might fit the definition of "disinformation," in the sense that it is actively trying to confuse people by manipulating the information space using a mix of truthful and deliberately false information mixed together.
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Attack Opponents
This is propaganda because
He's not making information simple - he's activating emotion to make you feel like the Democrats are as guilty as the Trump administration when it comes to corruption. It combines elements of both propaganda and disinformation.
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