Propaganda and disinformation have been explosive topics since at least the US presidency of Donald Trump and the state propaganda of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Numerous conspiracy theories and so-called fake news also circulate in Germany. Even young people should learn to engage critically with conspiracy theories and fake news. A look back at the Nazi era helps here, when a dedicated Propaganda Ministry made every effort at all levels to control public opinion.
The NS-Dokumentationszentrum and the BR media competence projects therefore jointly offer a video workshop on this topic. Using many examples, the historian Thomas Rink and the journalist Elke Dillmann explain how propaganda and disinformation functioned in the Nazi era and what forms they take today.