Not really trying to make the point that truth is also a casualty in war as well as the dead and wounded.
Why exaggerate the horror of war?
This is because the exaggeration is designed to incite its readers to join in the hatred and violence.
Sometimes the exaggeration is an outright lie like the British Intelligence story about the Germans in Belgium tossing babies in their bayonets during World War I.
This was published in US newspapers to make Americans angry and want to join in World War I.
You mention PASTOR NIEMOLLER in your tag line but from what you’ve written, dont seem to understand the essence of his most famous quote.