The institute was founded in 1934 by Eberhard Taubert on behalf of the Reich Propaganda Ministry.
Originally, the institute was to be a joint research center against Judaism, Freemasonry and liberalism, but soon the tasks were separated.
From the beginning, the Propaganda Ministry tried to camouflage the institute's affiliation with the government, since negative foreign policy consequences were feared.
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