Controlling the media is really important if Spain is to succeed in regard to suppressing Catalan independence.

This is how the British state was able to defeat pro-independence Scots in Scotland's 2014 referendum on independence. 1. The BBC was biased against Scottish independence. 2. 90% + of the rest of the media was spreading outrageous lies, misinformation and 'fake news' to defeat independence. For example (I was there at the time of the referendum), in the weeks before the vote, in every newsagent were blaring newspaper headlines saying: 'Scottish Independence - NHS Will Collapse'; 'Pensions Threat In Independent Scotland'; Independence To Mean More Expensive Groceries; and "Independent Scotland Will Be A Terrorist Target".

Considering the lies and misinformation of Project Fear to defeat Scottish independence I was surprised 45% voted for independence nevertheless.