There are two blades on propaganda’s sword. One blade tells a fanciful story of a pure fight between good and evil to appease the simple minds. The other blade is an ocean of false conspiracy theories to make it difficult for inquisitive minds to see the real conspiracies actually playing out in front of them.
Intuition is the trait that this environment is pressuring to evolve. Not only in the ability to discern truth from lies, but also in the confidence to act on the choice.