This one chapters talks about how to avoid flatterers, this in order to know how to choose the advice from the ones close to the ruler. It happens often that the closer advisors, usually make the ruler think he is doing things right for two reasons: one, because they want to deceive the ruler, and once he is weak in popularity, betray him, and second, because the ruler has a big ego, they fear him and revere him in a dishonest way.
So Nicholas advises them to be careful with those who appear to be pleasing to them. In todays time I would say the media plays a role here. The media is usually bought by the government and so they flatter every single thing they do by giving them presence in a daily basis. The media makes the government think they are doing things just the way they should be made.
Also, the polls, usually misguided, deceived the government and the people by making everyone believe they are popular or accepted, but then it turns out these polls are fake and use entirely to serve a purpose.
I do not know if my perception is right or not, but this is the closest example I can think of that relates to the material.
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