"Unconvincing Propaganda" is being studied, a new style of messaging from authoritarian regimes meant to neutralize citizens with cynicism.
"Unconvincing Propaganda" is being studied, a new style of messaging from authoritarian regimes meant to neutralize citizens with cynicism.
- (2024, free) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4860527
- (2021, pay walled) https://online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article-abstract/54/4/54/119024/Killing-Politics-SoftlyUnconvincing-Propaganda-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext
I don't have a background in science, I learned of the 2021 study as a footnote in a book I'm reading.
I'm curious to see what more attention this will get over the coming years.