Fear, uncertainty, and doubt

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (often shortened to FUD) is a manipulative propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations, politics, polling, and cults. FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information, and is a manifestation of the appeal to fear.

"FUD" and "FUDD" redirect here. For other uses, see Fud and Fudd (disambiguation).

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