You have to understand when people say "propaganda" they mean "the wrong propaganda". If it is mainstream pushed propaganda, then it is acceptable.
Sheesh, look at this russia probe that was pushed for 2+ years and it comes out it is all fake news. Look at the Iraq war and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
How about solve the problem? The issue is not fake data. It is chargebacks due to stolen credit cards. So, the easy solution is to accept cryptocurrency. If someone chooses to use a credit card, then sure anal cavity search them. But someone paying with crypto should not be subject to that.
Doesn't seem that expensive