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From Truth to Manipulation: The Modern Propaganda Machine
Dr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri, Winner of World Bank’s Projects competition, Author, Health Educator, Social worker and Gynecologist, Sri Sri Holistic Multi specialty Hospitals, Hyderabad.
Once, news was slow. Newspapers came once a day. Radios told their stories every evening. There was time to think, to question, to ask: Is this true?
Today, news is everywhere. It comes in tweets, videos, and headlines that change by the minute. We scroll without stopping, surrounded by voices telling us what to think and feel. In this flood of noise, the goal of modern propaganda isn’t to inform — it’s to shape how we see the world.
This is a story about that shift. About how propaganda isn’t always loud and obvious. Sometimes, it’s a soft whisper, hidden in a headline or a trending hashtag.
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A Story of a young Man
Ravi was like any of us. A young man who wanted to stay informed. His phone was his window to the world. Each morning, he’d scroll through posts and reels, catching up on what was happening.
One morning, he saw a short video. It was slick, with dramatic music and bold text. It…