@RL_Dane
In Mein Kampf, published in 1925–26, he [Hitler] explained that “the masses … more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a little one,” and that even a propaganda claim “so impudent that people thought it insane” could ultimately prevail.

This seems to be a huge problem in the era of the internet, exploiting what appears to be a human (mammal?) trait (emotionally follow the leader) to spread misinformation.

Re: the US and Nazi Germany: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/nazi-germany-hitler-democracy-weimar/671605/