There is a common misconception that dictatorships lie to the people. They don't. Only democracies do that. In a dictatorship, there is no need to lie, ...you can let the people know exactly what you're doing, ...cause there's nothing they can do about it.
It is Western style democracies that lie to their people. They can't let the public know what they're really doing, ...because the public will demand they put an end to nefarious activities. That's why there is so much mis-information, lies, censorship, and outright propaganda in a democracy, ...in order to manipulate public opinion into blindly supporting secret agendas that are not often revealed to them