In Animal Farm, what were the animals told about Snowball's medals?

Later in
the novel afterhas been expelled from , the animals are told that the medals awarded to Snowball
in Chapter Four were a mistake and that they (the pigs) now know that Snowball fought on Jones'
side in the Battle of the Cowshed. So, in his absence, his medals are taken away from
him.

However, this is all lies - part of the propaganda about Snowball
thatspreads throughto discredit Snowball and strengthen his own position as leader. In fact, the
animals are told several different versions of Snowball's behaviour at the battle - all of which
are lies. This represents the way the authorities in the Soviet Union changed the past to make
Stalin (Napoleon) look good and to make Snowball (Trotsky) look bad.