> "The weird thing with propaganda is that it can often be completely true in each part but represent a lie in totality."

Propaganda can also straight up tell the truth. Propaganda, contrary to the impression given to many put through the public school system, is not a synonym for "lie". Propaganda is often lies, but being dishonest is not a defining characteristic of propaganda.

One famous example: Loose lips sink ships. Okay, maybe that's a bit exaggerated, but it's generally pretty true. In a war, breaches in secrecy can easily cost lives. Those loose lips posters were still unambiguously propaganda though.