In Orwell's 1984, the totalitarian government divided control into four Ministries—each named the opposite of its true function.
The Ministry of Truth controlled information. It rewrote history, spread propaganda, and made inconvenient facts disappear down the memory hole. Truth became whatever the Party declared it to be.
"We protect free speech jealously and fiercely." - UK Prime Minister, 2025.
When leaders say one thing and do the opposite, they're following the oldest playbook. Orwell documented it. History proved it. We're watching it repeat.
This vintage badge features the faceless bureaucrat—the official who rewrites reality and calls it protection.
1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual.