History of Propaganda

21st Century Propaganda

United States

National Youth Anti Drug Campaign


Anti-smoking campaigns that aired in the United States between 1999-2000 were state-sponsored to decrease the amounts of youth smoking. [1] The 'Truth' anti-smoking campaign was created to target 12-17 year old to decrease youth smoking in the United States. [2] February 2004 the 'Truth' anti-smoking campaign started to show up on televised commercials to expose youth of the dangers of tobacco and smoking. [1] The televised campaign used provocative tactics to decrease the amount of youth using tobacco and to change attitudes towards the tobacco industry. [1]


Propaganda aimed at U.S. citizens

Russian nationals used different propaganda tools to interfere with the United States 2016 election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton[3] . Russia created political propaganda for the United States 2016 election to confuse voters from interpreting which news information was false or misleading[4] . Different tactics used to interfere with the United States 2016 included fake social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and other cites, false political rallies, and online political advertisements[3] . Russian nationals used new online propaganda which "is not to convince or persuade", but rather to cause distraction and paranoia. [5] The Select Committee On Intelligence in the United States Senate found that technology aided to providing more convincing and realistic propaganda[5].


This pin represents the different campaigns and propaganda material used to promote anti-smoking and tobacco usage for youth.



  1. ^ a b c Farrelly, Matthew C.; Davis, Kevin C.; Duke, Jennifer; Messeri, Peter (2009-02-01). "Sustaining 'truth': changes in youth tobacco attitudes and smoking intentions after 3 years of a national antismoking campaign". Health Education Research. 24 (1): 42–48. doi:10.1093/her/cym087. ISSN 0268-1153.
  2. ^ Richardson, Amanda Kalaydjian; Green, Molly; Xiao, Haijun; Sokol, Natasha; Vallone, Donna (2010-12-01). "Evidence for truth®: The Young Adult Response to a Youth-Focused Anti-Smoking Media Campaign". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 39 (6): 500–506. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2010.08.007. ISSN 0749-3797.
  3. ^ a b Parlapiano, Alicia; Lee, Jasmine C. (2018-02-16). "The Propaganda Tools Used by Russians to Influence the 2016 Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ Faris, Robert; Roberts, Hal; Etling, Bruce; Bourassa, Nikki; Zuckerman, Ethan; Benkler, Yochai (2017-08-01). "Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election". Rochester, NY. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Russian Active Measaures Campaigns And Interference In The 2016 Election. Volume 2: Russia's Use of Social Media With Additional Views" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)