Telling lies that get people killed, that otherwise would have been fine, is a crime in the grade of murder. We should all be sick of so much propaganda all the time, not just in war. Lying is not ok, and the bar needs to be greatly lowered for triggering criminal charges, with penalties that bite.
Imagine how much better our lives would have gone had lies been the exception and not the rule. Students in government schools are lied to so much, the smart ones learn to take everything with a huge grain of salt, even the quality, useful, valuable wisdom that will take until old age to realize the truth and value of, tragically too late to be of any use.
The human willingness to lie so easily and often to fellow humans is a trait some alien life form might find worthy of nuking the whole place over.
Our media uses propaganda to shape the narrative.