Napoleon, a great strategist who waged wars in Europe, North Africa, and Russia. It is worth emphasizing that Napoleon was not only a great military leader but also a very skillful politician. Quoting historian Andrew Roberts in his work "Napoleon the Great," “he "demonstrated an extraordinary ability to present terrible news as merely bad, bad news as unwelcome but acceptable, acceptable news as good, and good news as a triumph.” The only problem was that he tended to exaggerate, as noted by the historian. In fact, the French people had come to distrust even the true victories. It is no coincidence that the expression "lying like a bulletin" entered the French language (the war bulletin is a daily report issued by military authorities). Napoleon found himself having to provide concrete evidence, such as captured enemy standards. Bonaparte's ability to be convincing is also seen in how he did not hesitate to include these fictitious news even in private letters to his wife, knowing that she would spread them and that this would validate them. He wrote a letter to Josephine in which, during a battle, he cited seven hundred of his wounded, then erased it and replaced it with one hundred. Exaggerating enemy losses and minimizing his own was a constant feature of Napoleon's feats.