propaganda laundering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of legitimizing misinformation by presenting it in the same manner as widely trusted news sources, in order to increase its exposure and lend it credibility with the target audience; in some cases, the process may be repeated several times, through increasingly trusted sources.

Word forms

propaganda laundering

Etymology

By analogy with money laundering.

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