[ekianjo]

You dont need fake news to be realistic to be believable. You just need to repeat them over and over again. Works wonders.

[password54321]

Not even that. Just need it to fit a narrative people already had.

[lupire]

That's good for extension and motivation, but not persuasion.

[deltree7]

A motivated person will persuade his close friend/family.

That's why this scales well