[belorn]

If we look at the claim that "ukrain invaded russia", we can lable that as war propaganda with a pretty clear intent, especially if we can source the claim to Russian military or government. The facts such as which specific solder fired the first bullet, at what gps location, using what gun, are all facts too but not important for determining false news. War propaganda is enough to be determined by intent. Actually facts are more a hindrence than helpful, since they add noise to something that should be simple.

In addition, most of us a were not there so the determining factor rest on trust. Do we trust russia, or the multiple sources that said russia invaded Ukrain. We do not need the independent quality of a math proof to determine a case like that.

Outlawing war propaganda is way older than censorship of fake news, and have pro and cons are different than those around fake news.

[Retric]

Propaganda need not be false. “Remember Pearl Harbor!” was often used in the following months and years to drum up military support.

So some though not all Fake News is Propaganda, but a great deal of Propaganda isn’t Fake News either.