Big lie
The big lie (German: große Lüge) is a lie of the truth, used as a propaganda technique.[1][2] The German expression was created by Adolf Hitler, when he wrote his 1925 book Mein Kampf, to describe the use of a lie so big that no one would believe it.
In the 21st century, the term has been applied to attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 U.S. presidential election by Donald Trump and his supporters, specifically the false claim that the election was stolen.
Big Lie Media
Adolf Hitler in early 1920s
Hitler claimed that Jews had spread the "big lie" that General Erich Ludendorff was responsible for the country's loss in World War I.
Joseph Goebbels, the head of Nazi Germany's Ministry of Propaganda
According to CNN fact checker Daniel Dale, as of June 9, 2021, former president Donald Trump had issued 132 written statements since leaving office, of which "a third have included lies about the election" – more than any other subject.
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References
- ↑ "The Big Lie | Definition of The Big Lie by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of The Big Lie". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "Definition of Big Lie". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
