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Disinformation:
Loose Lips and Lies:
Espionage is not only about learning the truth; it is also about planting lies and misleading foes. Disinformation also can include a more subtle form of falsehood: propaganda.
The taunts of American Mildred Gillers ("Axis Sally") and Briton William Joyce ("Lord Haw Haw") on Radio Berlin, and the fabrications of "Tokyo Rose" broadcast from Japan, spread ominous, false battle reports and rumors. Their goal was not to hoodwink Allied intelligence, but to discourage and dishearten Allied troops and civilians. |