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Meghan Menard McCune

Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, LSU

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Lessons From White House Disinformation a Century Ago: ‘It’s Dangerous To Believe Your Own Propaganda’

Forged documents were used by the U.S. government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government's propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.