I think your view might be overly binary. This story may both be true and be propaganda. What better kind of propaganda than stuff that is actually true? Wha

I think your view might be overly binary. This story may both be true and be propaganda. What better kind of propaganda than stuff that is actually true? What's important with propaganda is not how true it is, but the timing and the context and the reason why it is being deployed. By pointing out that this is part of a campaign, I'm not saying I disagree with the motive for the campaign or the truth claims in the stories (or that I oppose them). In my view, the mechanisms of propaganda are more interesting than the tit for tat between two morally mediocre powers.