“We can’t know everything... everything is not so simple...” “There is no smoke without fire...” “Everyone lies, I don’t trust anyone...” “I know these guys, they couldn’t do that...” “There, Those at the top are not fools either...” All these statements seem balanced and fair. But in practice, they often turn into a refusal to try to understand the situation, dependence on “seniors in rank,” and the transformation of independent subjects into helpless children who do not have their own opinions or blindly believe what they are fed by the media and social networks. This book explores propaganda from a psychological perspective. It does not aim to convince the reader of any point of view. My goal as an author is to tell what propaganda is, what techniques it uses, how it works inside our heads and in the external media space. I am sure that even in our complex world, where lies and truth are mixed, where the media creates such convincing pictures that you don’t even want to question their truth, a person is able to independently regain control over what he knows and what he believes. believes, and therefore over his own life. But for this you need to arm yourself with information, logic, awareness of your feelings and emotional intelligence.