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Social Media is in a Full Fledged Civil War

  In the chaotic maelstrom of the Information Age, the manipulation of truth is nothing new. First, it was newspapers. The printed word became gospel, and if it was inked on paper, it was automatically deemed true. Radio followed, its trusted voice reaching living rooms across the globe. People, ever eager to believe in authority, took these mediums at face value. But as always, propaganda lurked behind the curtain.  Then came a master manipulator who elevated this art form to a terrifying new level. Joseph Goebbels, with cold precision, orchestrated a multi-platform strategy, deploying print, radio, and film to craft a narrative that swayed the masses. The German public, like so many before and after them, trusted these platforms, believing they were consuming pure, unadulterated truth. But Goebbels didn’t stop there. He infiltrated Germany’s schools, poisoning young minds with propaganda disguised as education. Trusted institutions became tools of manipulation. The power to ...