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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] a_fan_of_privacy@lemmy.ml 22 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I came into the comment section hoping for interesting things, but knowing it would be almost all political. Why do I keep doing this to myself, I know better.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 35 points 11 months ago

Most lies of that nature are political.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Everything is political lmao

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Colloquially spread lies at a large social level are political by nature as they have their intent set by an antagonist intent to be history revisionist.

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I came into the comment section hoping for interesting things, but knowing it would be almost all important. Why do I keep doing this to myself, I know better.