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The Ministry of Truth (or '''Minitrue''', in Newspeak ) is one of the four Ministries that govern Oceania in George Orwell 's novel '' Nineteen Eighty-Four ''. As with the other Ministries in the novel, the Ministry of Truth actually does the opposite of what its name implies, being responsible for the falsification of historical events; and yet is aptly named in a deeper sense, in that it created/manufactured "truth" in the Newspeak sense of the word. DESCRIPTION The Ministry of Truth is where the main character of the book ''s. For his description Orwell may have been inspired by the Senate House at the University Of London , although it is also possible that this building could have been the basis for the Ministry Of Love . ROLE IN INFORMATION The Ministry of Truth is involved with news, entertainment and the fine arts. Its purpose is to rewrite history and change the facts to fit party doctrine, for Propaganda effect. For example, if Big Brother makes a prediction that turns out to be wrong, the employees of the Ministry of Truth go back and rewrite history so that any prediction Big Brother previously made is accurate. DEPARTMENTS The following are the departments of the ministry mentioned in the text:
CULTURAL REFERENCES Keith Olbermann on his nightly show Countdown With Keith Olbermann , frequently refers to Fox News as the "Ministry of Truth." |
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