Big lies threaten the stability of the United States

Big lies have established a firm foothold in the United States, and they threaten the stability of our country. The American Psychological Society (APS) defines a “big lie ” as “a propaganda device in which a false statement of extreme magnitude is constantly repeated to persuade the public. The assumption is that a Big Lie is less likely to be challenged than a lesser one because people will assume that evidence exists to support a statement of such magnitude.”

We tend to think of the big lie as a recent innovation, but the technique has been with us since human […]

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