- the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
- ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect
That certainly sounds exactly like the media's behavior in this country to me.
[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propaganda
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