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The Censorship and the TruthThis theory claimed that postwar news in the United States and allied information systems was not merely influenced by military priorities but effectively scripted from above, with the Pentagon serving as the shorthand symbol for a wider defense and intelligence information apparatus. In its strongest form, the allegation held that newspapers, radio, newsreels, and later broadcasters transmitted an approved reality rather than reporting independent facts. The theory drew energy from several documented histories: wartime censorship under Byron Price’s Office of Censorship, immediate postwar disputes over whether censorship functions should survive into the occupation period, the growth of psychological warfare planning, and later revelations about covert state interest in shaping media environments. The “100 percent scripted” form is the conspiratorial absolute built on top of those real mechanisms.Updated Apr 17, 2026