Media Manipulation

noun A task or assignment that is meant to distract or deceive someone

• The company was accused of giving a snow job to investors by presenting false financial statements.
• Don't believe everything he says, he's just trying to give you a snow job.
• I can't stand that guy, he's always trying to pull a snow job on me.
• Her compliments felt like a snow job, insincere and superficial.

noun a propaganda strategy used by organizations or governments to improve their public image through sports-related activities or events

• Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of countries using sports events to improve their public image.
• Have you heard of sportswashing? It's when countries try to boost their reputation through sports.
• Sportswashing is like when a country tries to cover up their bad actions with sports stuff.
• Sportswashing is like putting a fresh coat of paint on a damaged reputation.

noun A slang term used to describe nonsense, foolishness, or meaningless talk.

• The professor was appalled by the student's constant gobshitery during class discussions.
• I can't believe the level of gobshitery coming from that guy at the party last night.
• Stop the gobshitery and get your act together.
• The political debate was filled with so much gobshitery that it was hard to distinguish fact from fiction.

adjective describes a person who gains power and popularity by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices rather than by using rational arguments

• The politician's demagogic speech appealed to the fears and prejudices of the audience.
• I can't stand listening to that demagogic talk show host spewing nonsense.
• The candidate's demagogic tactics are really turning voters off.
• Her demagogic leadership style divided the team and caused tension among colleagues.

noun the quality of seeming or being felt to be true, even if not necessarily true

adjective relating to or characteristic of truthiness

• The concept of truthiness refers to the quality of seeming or being felt as true, even if not necessarily true in reality.
• People tend to believe in truthiness rather than seeking out actual facts sometimes.
• Don't just go by truthiness, do your research and find the real truth.
• Her argument was based more on truthiness than on concrete evidence.

noun a noun referring to the act of telling half-truths or partial truths

• The politician's speech was filled with half-truthery, attempting to deceive the public with misleading information.
• I can't trust anything he says, it's all just half-truthery to make himself look good.
• Don't fall for his half-truthery, he's just trying to cover up his mistakes.
• Her stories were always a mix of truth and lies, like a masterful tapestry of half-truthery.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• It is futile to put lipstick on a pig, as the underlying issues remain unresolved.
• Trying to put lipstick on a pig won't make it any more appealing.
• No amount of lipstick can make that situation less of a pig.
• She tried to put lipstick on a pig by pretending everything was fine, but deep down she knew the truth.