Some propaganda is based on fear and scares people into choosing sides or taking action. A group may want people to stop smoking. They may run a campaign that warns if you smoke, you will likely get cancer and die.

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Propaganda has been around for hundreds of years, but the term was used for the first time in 1622, about 400 years ago. That was when Pope Gregory XV, the head of the Catholic Church, started the Congregation of Propaganda. The job of this group was to convert people back to the religion of Catholicism. Many had started following a slightly different religion, called Protestantism.

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The plain folks technique is used often in politics. For example, many politicians have a great deal of money, but they might want to prove that they are still ordinary people. They might show up in ads in which they do simple things like hunting or fishing. This makes them more relatable and people are more likely to vote for them.

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