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propaganda techniques

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  • Propaganda Techniques
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    Technique: Activate Strong Emotions

    Propaganda plays on human emotions—fear, hope, anger, frustration, sympathy—to direct audiences toward the desired goal. In the deepest sense, propaganda is a mind game — the skillful propagandist exploits people’s fears and prejudices. Successful propaga

    attack opponents

    Technique: Attack Opponents

    Propaganda can serve as a form of political and social warfare to identify and vilify opponents. It can call into question the legitimacy, credibility, accuracy, and even the character of one’s opponents and their ideas.

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    Technique: Respond to Audience Needs & Values

    Effective propaganda conveys messages, themes, and language that appeal directly, and many times exclusively, to specific and distinct groups within a population. Propagandists may appeal to you as a member of a family, or your racial or ethnic identity,

    simplify ideas

    Technique: Simplify Information

    Propaganda may use accurate and truthful information, or half-truths, opinions, lies and falsehoods. Successful propaganda tells simple stories that are familiar and trusted, often using metaphors, imagery and repetition to make them seem natural or "true

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At least eight people have died after a crowd surge during a Travis Scott performance in Houston. | CREDIT: ERIKA GOLDRING/WIREIMAGE
At least 8 people dead after crowd panics at Travis Scott concert
a founding father with an image of a triangle eye , the illuminati.
illuminati
North Korean Missile Propaganda
Eating too much protein can make urine a pollutant in the US.
Eating too much protein makes pee a problem pollutant in the United States

#Ukraine: the usual Uncle Sam's double standard (part 2).https://t.co/lBFQZ0PQSc@mondoweiss #UkraineRussia #UkraineRussiaConflict #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/23LLfMQI4n

— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) February 25, 2022
Uncle Sam is at a press conference being asked about two separate situations, where the same things occurred.
Uncle Sam's Double Standard
Traitor
Traitor
Uncle Sam happily watching the violence happening in Hong Kong. However, BLM protests that were happening in America, they were seen as unacceptable.
Uncle Sam's Hypocrisy
3 healthcare workers in masks / extra protective gear against covid-19.
Stay Inside - Victory Begins At Home
A fit women holding the pill that will help you lose weight making it misleading since she is really fit advertising the pill. t
Misleading Weight loss Pill
An image showing a big red "X" over a phoen having the Tik Tok logo on it.
Ban Tik Tok
It whos an image of obama cartoon version showing him not pleasing to look at, holding a pot saying who wants seconds?
Obama and his empty promises
The image provided displays an advertisement for Converse sneakers. The ad displays newer styles as well as classics, and claims they are fit for every time and moment.
Converse is the Shoe for Anywhere at any Time.
Advertisement discussing tobacco use in e-cigarettes
Big Tobacco Ad
think Big
Think Big We Do - University of Rhode Island
Propaganda posters used to persuade populations to stay in during Covid-19
Covid 19 "Stay In" poster

We are not banning drag shows. We are protecting children from sexually explicit content in public venues. pic.twitter.com/rx0HWKnsTF

— Jack Johnson (@SenJohnson) March 4, 2023
Drag Show Ban

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The Mind Over Media platform enables users to share examples of contemporary propaganda for educational purposes using crowdsourcing. Anyone can upload an example of propaganda and comment on it, considering its potential impact on public opinion. The translations and adaptations of this platform have been co-financed by European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology as part of the Pilot Project – Media Literacy For All Grant agreement no LC-00644630