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The David Pakman Show

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The Strategic Use of Lying About Crowd Sizes by Authoritarian Leaders

This chapter explores how authoritarian figures like Trump distort reality by spreading falsehoods about easily verifiable information, aiming to consolidate power and undermine trust in reliable sources. It draws connections between this tactic and historical authoritarian regimes' strategies of manipulation through deceit.

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