Actual and Apparent in a partially Transparent System

What would happen in a Prisoner's Dilemma if what has been done actually is apparent only to some people only to some extent and that measure of transparency would vary from person to person? What if the opaque nature of the history of their previous actions would keep people in the dark?
Is this not a better way to see the world with its news distorted by propaganda, lies, public relations?
We enter a fuzzy system.