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** ''Don't listen to them''! [[AstroTurfing They have all been compromised by Minitrue]]! Trust ''no-one''!
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** ''Don't listen to them''! [[AstroTurfing [[ResistanceAsPlanned They have all been compromised by Minitrue]]! Trust ''no-one''!
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'''Basic Trope''': A government or private organization peddles [[PropagandaPiece biased information]] or [[ILied outright lies]] with the intent of arousing support for it's cause, [[WellIntentionedExtremist right]] or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist wrong]].
* '''Straight''': The [[TheEmpire Evilian]] Ministry of [[BlatantLies Truth]] was created with the task of keeping the [[GullibleLemmings gullible citizenry]] under the thumb of the Empire of Evilus by bolstering their trust in it's activities and the activities of it's [[ArmiesAreEvil fellow]] [[BreadAndCircuses subordinate]] [[StateSec ministries]] through the use of appealing lies, AstroTurfing, convincing the people that the empire is RepressiveButEfficient, and that DemocracyIsBad and so is the [[TheRepublic Republic of Troperitania]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Minitrue's board of directors do absolutely nothing but devise ways to portray the people of Evilus and their government as gods amongst men, while [[{{Demonization}} demonizing]] and [[TokyoRose demoralizing]] Troperitania and the enemies of the state, sometimes by [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] portraying them as [[TheLegionsOfHell demons from hell]].
* '''Downplayed''': Minitrue press releases ''[[MetaphoricallyTrue technically represent the truth]]'', but neglect the whole story by [[SelfServingMemory selectively forgetting]] the crimes and failures of TheEmpire and [[AccentuateTheNegative accentuating]] the crimes and failures of TheRepublic.
* '''Justified''': Public support of the current administration of Evilus is at an all-time low due to it's [[FascistButInefficient inefficiency]] and inability to handle the ForeverWar with Troperitania, and [[AppealToForce use of applied violence]] would only exacerbate that issue. As such, TheEmpire has to find a non-violent way to 'earn' back the public's trust, and that's where Minitrue comes in.
* '''Inverted''':
** The [[NonIndicativeName Ministry of Lies]] only ever tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, even if it's honesty damages faith in TheEmpire.
** The [[LaResistance People's Freedom League]] actively works to ''undermine'' the public's faith in Evilus.
** The [[BigBrotherIsWatching Ministry of Surveillance]] doesn't bother with propagating lies, but rather with suppressing the [[VoiceOfTheResistance truth]], tapping into private discussions, monitoring imageboards, and [[{{Unperson}} unpersoning]] '[[ThoughtCrime memetic criminal agents]]', and so forth.
* '''Subverted''':
** [[WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs It's true]]! In spite of IntrepidReporter Alice's best efforts to debunk the ministry's allegations, all of the claims that [[SheepInSheepsClothing Minitrue]] has professed over the years about Troperitania and of Evilus itself have been substantiated by evidence and independently verified by impartial newsletters and arbitrators. Truly, [[DarkIsNotEvil Evilus]] is the [[{{Utopia}} light of the world]]!
** It seems like Minitrue would ''never'' speak a word that could be interpreted [[QuoteMine or maliciously quoted]] in a way subversive to the goals of TheEmpire, until one of it's sanctioned news agencies gives a platform to a known enemy of the state.
* '''Double Subverted''':
**''Don't listen to them''! [[AstroTurfing They have all been compromised by Minitrue]]! Trust ''no-one''!
** It then turns out that the enemy (assuming that they were an enemy at all, and not just some paid StrawmanPolitical) was given platform only to be humiliated and silenced, and to be portrayed as a [[CategoryTraitor a dirty traitor]] and that [[NoTrueScotsman no true Evilian]] would ''ever'' do something so heinous.
* '''Parodied''':
** Minitrue consistently chews up the truth and spits up incomprehensible half-truths that hardly represent reality aside from a few scraps of objectivity that exist for the sole purpose of shutting down attempts at discrediting the word of Evilus. In essence, Minitrue [[{{Pun}} literally peddles 'Miniature Truths']].
** Minitrue will [[BlatantLies blatantly and obviously]] try to salvage the image of Evilus, even as the state rapidly and inexorably crumbles around them.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** The Ministry of Truth is merely an apolitical regulatory body that does not pursue the interests of the state.
** It does not exist. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It]] ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial never]]'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial existed]].
* '''Enforced''': How else to explain the fanatical subservience of the people and ([[EspeciallyZoidberg especially]]) the [[{{Mooks}} military]] to an ObviouslyEvil, [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian]] empire?
* '''Lampshaded''': "[[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter They must be trustworthy, right? I mean, they've got the word 'truth' right in the name!]]"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The emperor of Evilus maintains no reservations when insisting [[CardCarryingVillain just how evil they are]].
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''[[TheLeader Bob]]''': "Certainly the people cannot be so far gone, so as to believe that Evilus loves them so?"\\
'''Alice''': "Perhaps they are, beaten down by decades of propaganda... but reality? Reality has a tendency to intrude upon ''all'' narratives, in time."
* '''Conversed''': ???
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Back to PropagandaMachine, whose integrity is preserved by our [[EvilOverlord glorious leader]]!
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': The [[TheEmpire Evilian]] Ministry of [[BlatantLies Truth]] was created with the task of keeping the [[GullibleLemmings gullible citizenry]] under the thumb of the Empire of Evilus by bolstering their trust in it's activities and the activities of it's [[ArmiesAreEvil fellow]] [[BreadAndCircuses subordinate]] [[StateSec ministries]] through the use of appealing lies, AstroTurfing, convincing the people that the empire is RepressiveButEfficient, and that DemocracyIsBad and so is the [[TheRepublic Republic of Troperitania]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Minitrue's board of directors do absolutely nothing but devise ways to portray the people of Evilus and their government as gods amongst men, while [[{{Demonization}} demonizing]] and [[TokyoRose demoralizing]] Troperitania and the enemies of the state, sometimes by [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] portraying them as [[TheLegionsOfHell demons from hell]].
* '''Downplayed''': Minitrue press releases ''[[MetaphoricallyTrue technically represent the truth]]'', but neglect the whole story by [[SelfServingMemory selectively forgetting]] the crimes and failures of TheEmpire and [[AccentuateTheNegative accentuating]] the crimes and failures of TheRepublic.
* '''Justified''': Public support of the current administration of Evilus is at an all-time low due to it's [[FascistButInefficient inefficiency]] and inability to handle the ForeverWar with Troperitania, and [[AppealToForce use of applied violence]] would only exacerbate that issue. As such, TheEmpire has to find a non-violent way to 'earn' back the public's trust, and that's where Minitrue comes in.
* '''Inverted''':
** The [[NonIndicativeName Ministry of Lies]] only ever tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, even if it's honesty damages faith in TheEmpire.
** The [[LaResistance People's Freedom League]] actively works to ''undermine'' the public's faith in Evilus.
** The [[BigBrotherIsWatching Ministry of Surveillance]] doesn't bother with propagating lies, but rather with suppressing the [[VoiceOfTheResistance truth]], tapping into private discussions, monitoring imageboards, and [[{{Unperson}} unpersoning]] '[[ThoughtCrime memetic criminal agents]]', and so forth.
* '''Subverted''':
** [[WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs It's true]]! In spite of IntrepidReporter Alice's best efforts to debunk the ministry's allegations, all of the claims that [[SheepInSheepsClothing Minitrue]] has professed over the years about Troperitania and of Evilus itself have been substantiated by evidence and independently verified by impartial newsletters and arbitrators. Truly, [[DarkIsNotEvil Evilus]] is the [[{{Utopia}} light of the world]]!
** It seems like Minitrue would ''never'' speak a word that could be interpreted [[QuoteMine or maliciously quoted]] in a way subversive to the goals of TheEmpire, until one of it's sanctioned news agencies gives a platform to a known enemy of the state.
* '''Double Subverted''':
**''Don't listen to them''! [[AstroTurfing They have all been compromised by Minitrue]]! Trust ''no-one''!
** It then turns out that the enemy (assuming that they were an enemy at all, and not just some paid StrawmanPolitical) was given platform only to be humiliated and silenced, and to be portrayed as a [[CategoryTraitor a dirty traitor]] and that [[NoTrueScotsman no true Evilian]] would ''ever'' do something so heinous.
* '''Parodied''':
** Minitrue consistently chews up the truth and spits up incomprehensible half-truths that hardly represent reality aside from a few scraps of objectivity that exist for the sole purpose of shutting down attempts at discrediting the word of Evilus. In essence, Minitrue [[{{Pun}} literally peddles 'Miniature Truths']].
** Minitrue will [[BlatantLies blatantly and obviously]] try to salvage the image of Evilus, even as the state rapidly and inexorably crumbles around them.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** The Ministry of Truth is merely an apolitical regulatory body that does not pursue the interests of the state.
** It does not exist. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It]] ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial never]]'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial existed]].
* '''Enforced''': How else to explain the fanatical subservience of the people and ([[EspeciallyZoidberg especially]]) the [[{{Mooks}} military]] to an ObviouslyEvil, [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian]] empire?
* '''Lampshaded''': "[[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter They must be trustworthy, right? I mean, they've got the word 'truth' right in the name!]]"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The emperor of Evilus maintains no reservations when insisting [[CardCarryingVillain just how evil they are]].
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''[[TheLeader Bob]]''': "Certainly the people cannot be so far gone, so as to believe that Evilus loves them so?"\\
'''Alice''': "Perhaps they are, beaten down by decades of propaganda... but reality? Reality has a tendency to intrude upon ''all'' narratives, in time."
* '''Conversed''': ???
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Back to PropagandaMachine, whose integrity is preserved by our [[EvilOverlord glorious leader]]!
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
