big lie A big lie (german: große Lüge) is a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth, used especially as a propaganda technique. The German expression was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his book ''Mein Kampf'' (1925), to describe ...

is a propaganda technique used for political purpose. Big Lie may also refer to:

Books

* ''The Big Lie'', a 1991 children's novel by David Day * ''The Big Lie'', a 2008 book by

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* ''The Big Lie'', 2015 novel by Julie Mayhew which won the

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* ''The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left'', a 2017 book by

Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh Joseph D'Souza (; born April 25, 1961) is an Indian-American right-wing political commentator, author, filmmaker, and conspiracy theorist. He has written over a dozen books, several of them ''New York Times'' best-sellers. In 2012, D' ...

* ''The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020'', a 2022 book by Jonathan Lemire

Film and television

* ''The Big Lie'' (1951 film), a US Army anti-communist propaganda film * ''The Big Lie'' (1956 film) (Spanish: La gran mentira), a Spanish film directed by Rafael Gil * ''The Big Lie'' (2012 film) , an Israeli social drama film * "The Big Lie", a 1992 pilot episode of ''

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'' * "The Big Lie", a 1999 episode of '' Voltron: The Third Dimension''

Music

* "The Big Lie", a song by

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* "Big Lie" (Post Malone song), 2016 * "The Big Lie", a 1965 song by Gene Chandler, B-side of " Nothing Can Stop Me"

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