Why The Galaxy Thought Palpatine was a JEDI After His Death

People in the Star Wars galaxy when confronting Palpatine’s actual identity had only pieces of the truth, and added pieces of their own. After decades of Imperial anti-Jedi propaganda, there was no distinction between Sith and Jedi. It took years of explanation from Luke Skywalker to make them understand that Palpatine was a Sith Lord and enemy of the Jedi.

The parallels to our real-word are striking! People receive pieces of the truth and fill in the gaps by adding pieces of their own. It can take years to reverse such inclinations and restore the complete picture of the real truth.