[gwright]

I think that is an overly charitable view of the scope and variety of propaganda. The term "propaganda" is broad enough to include 100% accurate but carefully selected information, information based on facts but presented with spin or misleading framing, and 100% fictional information.

In my mind, unifying idea of "propaganda" is that it is designed to mislead and cause the consumer to draw conclusions different than what might otherwise be reached via an accurate and truthful understanding of the issue. There is a notion of "intent" in propaganda that is absent or explained more by ignorance and naiveté in "fake news".

The idea of "fake news" certainly overlaps with propaganda, but it also includes genuinely sloppy reporting and inaccuracy introduced by ignorance of the subject matter and a willingness to repeat and mimic true propaganda. The sloppiness and inaccuracy often occurs due to confirmation bias in the reporting process.