The common factors of three cases I can see: 1.The lies were used to create hostility of public towards another country. 2.A lie was not considered as a lie a

The common factors of three cases I can see: 1.The lies were used to create hostility of public towards another country. 2.A lie was not considered as a lie at the time when the lie was presented. 3.Public don't remember the history and can be fooled again by media or government Just my speculation. I'm not the author