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Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past by Steve Benen is a nonfiction work of political analysis and investigative journalism. Drawing on Benen’s long experience as a political commentator, the book examines how the modern Republican Party and its media allies have repeatedly tried to reshape public understanding of recent events. Rather than treating falsehoods as isolated misstatements, Benen presents them as part of a broader strategy of historical revisionism that protects leaders from accountability and weakens democratic standards. The book focuses on major episodes from the Trump era and its aftermath, including the Russia investigation, the 2020 election, January 6, the pandemic, the border wall, and related claims about the economy and government power. Its purpose is not only to document these distortions, but also to explain how repetition, selective framing, and partisan amplification can make false narratives feel normal.