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The "Corpse-Conversion Factory"-rumor Supposedly the most famous British atrocity story concerning the Germans during World War I was the "Corpse-Conversion Factory"-rumor; it was said the Germans produced soap out of corpses. A story, which got so well believed that it was repeated for years - without a clear evidence of reality at that time. (Taylor, Munitions of the Mind, p.180) browse Report: Disinformation and Democracy     Abstract  ... -3   New Forms of Propaganda (in the 19th Century) -2   World War I ... -1   The British Propaganda Campaign in World War I 0   The "Corpse-Conversion Factory"-rumor +1   U.S.-Propaganda in World War I +2   World War II ... +3   The Post-World-War II-period      ... Conclusion  RESEARCH MATRIX