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[Star Wars] How much did the average imperial citizen know about the Death Star?
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tl;dr, The average person probably knew very little about it.

First, consider the size and scope of the empire. Thousands of worlds, many with a population in the millions or billions. That isn't counting numerous permanent fleets and stations, each with their own populations. A single space base, even one the size of the death star, would likely not be so extraordinary that it would raise an alarm. Space facilities are built all the time, and it would be easy enough to write it off as another superstation.

There are always rumors flying around by dissatisfied people about their government, and the tinfoil hat types will come up with some wild theories. The average joe is so busy worrying about their day to day that even if these rumors were true, well, it's so far removed from their own life that it doesn't really matter. There's a good chance that the change in government barely even affected the majority of the population, so what's one more thing?