If traditional lies, i.e. lies that occurred further back in history, are mainly characterised by concealment and cover-up (bad enough, but that’s what political lies are anyway), they are still lies, but, with a bit of analytical thinking, there is at least a chance to identify and expose them as such. The modern lie, however, is more than just harmful ideology and propaganda: according to Hannah Arendt, it leads directly into the extermination camps.