The problem is that there's such a thing as lie by omission. Cherry picking which truths to release, and which to keep hidden, can provide an extremely distorted picture of the world.
Indeed, 90% of modern Russian propaganda for internal consumption is exactly that. It's not that they lie all that much, it's that they selectively choose the facts to focus on, and the facts to ignore, to create a very specific view of the world.
Indeed, 90% of modern Russian propaganda for internal consumption is exactly that. It's not that they lie all that much, it's that they selectively choose the facts to focus on, and the facts to ignore, to create a very specific view of the world.