You seem to be arguing exclusively from simple textual definitions of the term "propaganda" from the dictionary and Wikipedia. I don't think that's a fruitful

You seem to be arguing exclusively from simple textual definitions of the term "propaganda" from the dictionary and Wikipedia. I don't think that's a fruitful approach because it fails to account for the nuances in meaning between different words and the contrasts and distinctions that those different terms are used to illustrate. I think Oliver's segment is more accurately classified as an op-ed piece with some satire, it's not propaganda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-ed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-ed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire