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by seanica 4983 days ago
> How is that propaganda?

defn: "Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view"

http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propaganda

2: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person

3 : ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect

> You don't think most countries have that kind of computing power?

The quote itself states that: "...or a large group with sufficient computing resources could pull it off."

I think you may have misunderstood my point of view. The point is, in his quote, the interviewee (Zachary Harris) singled out Iran. As it stands it is an out-of-the-blue assertion.

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How is it misleading? Iran has shown willingness to use fake certificates and the US has been cyber-attacking them. It's a reasonable example for a country. The point here is to make the threat less abstract by using a scenario, not to rally political sentiment.