In 2003, Iraq’s Information Minister Muhammad Saeed Al Sahhaf insisted on camera that there were no American troops in Baghdad. He repeated this confidently while U.S. forces were already inside the city and the Iraqi government was collapsing. His bold denials became a symbol of how far the regime went to hide the truth. Within days, Baghdad fell, and his statements turned into one of the most famous examples of propaganda in modern history. | History In Pictures