Outright lies are very ineffective in manipulating public opinion because they can be easily disproven.
It's much more about pretending its only a little rain when its raining alot. Ignoring the rain when it doesnt support your narrative. Pretending the rain is really important when its not important at all. Pretending it only rains where you are and much less everywhere else etc etc etc.
Have you looked at American politics recently? The current administration creates huge lies daily, and most of the media relays them uncritically. It's a level of shamelessness previously reserved for countries like Russia.
What is? Can you seriously claim that Trump and his administration are acting more truthfully than Biden's? Don't be stupid.
Just look at what happened in Iran, it's a shitfest of constantly changing narratives, going from warmongerism to peace claims. Lying about what they did and wether it was successful. Lying about wether Israel is on board with making peace.
Outright lies are very ineffective in manipulating public opinion because they can be easily disproven.
It's much more about pretending its only a little rain when its raining alot. Ignoring the rain when it doesnt support your narrative. Pretending the rain is really important when its not important at all. Pretending it only rains where you are and much less everywhere else etc etc etc.