Someone once said, “If you get on the wrong train, be sure to get off at the first stop. The longer you stay on, the more expensive the return trip is going to cost you”. They weren’t talking about trains.
Deception has become the order of the day. The old adage is that “If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth”. This is called “The Illusion of Truth Effect”. It is useful for establishing and entrenching propaganda.