Propaganda and disinformation have been a explosive topic since at the latest the US presidency of Donald Trump and the state propaganda of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Germany too, numerous conspiracy theories and so-called fake news circulate, whether in election campaigns, during the Corona pandemic, or regarding the war in Ukraine. Even young people should learn to engage critically with them. A look back at the Nazi era helps with this, when a dedicated Ministry of Propaganda made every effort at all levels to control public opinion.
The NS-Dokumentationszentrum and the BR Medienkompetenzprojekte therefore jointly offer a 90-minute webtalk on this topic. Using many examples, historian Thomas Rink and journalist Elke Dillmann explain how propaganda and disinformation worked in the Nazi era and what forms they take today.