“‘Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past”(35-36).
People create their lives out of their experiences and past and if someone or something controls that, they control who those people are. Fake reports are how a few people can control the thoughts of many. Adolf Hitler comes to mind with all of the censored media and propaganda. He was able to convince millions to join him because of his manipulation of information which led to the manipulation of the minds. If people do not know any better, they will trust what they hear. The saying, “the history books are Witten by the victors,” applies to the quote as well. For both World Wars, we rarely read from the perspective of the Axis/Central Powers, while we commonly find stories from the Allies.