Some Big Lies among all the others

"All war is based on deception." -- Sun Tzu,
The Art of War

There is nothing new in a government lying to
their people to start a war. Indeed because most
people prefer living in peace to bloody and
horrific death in war, any government that
desires to initiate a war usually lies to their
people to create the illusion that support for
the war is the only possible choice they can make.

Now take a look at some real history.