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United States President Donald Trump says Washington had armed Iranian opposition groups and protesters during mass antigovernment demonstrations in December and January, in which thousands of people were killed during crackdowns by government forces.

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If it's propaganda, it's the dumbest least effective kind, since Trump would only be making the people he's at war at look better.

Which, saying it sounds like something he would do.

I'm not sure how it qualifies as propaganda though because it doesn't accomplish anything propaganda would, considering the source

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A tactic that can sometimes be used is to use a smoke screen. To muddy the waters and flood the zone with disinformation, making people unsure about the truth.

I'm no propaganda expert but I think they might just be trying to make it seem like the US isn't as stupid as everyone can plainly see, while also trying to justify a stronger barage of attacks.

I'm not sure if you noticed, but the number of civilians Trump claimed on Easter that the Iranian regime has killed more than doubled without a source, from 30,000 to hundreds of thousands. And while any number of unarmed protesters being gunned down in the street is bad (see ICE), Increasing the number seems to be a useful justification for a preventive strike against a school.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I don't think Trump is smart enough for that