disinformation
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6.8
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
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desinformación
- Clint's company specializes in creating controversy, conflict, and disinformation for the benefit of his clients worldwide.
- a disinformation campaign
- propaganda and disinformation
- a product of disinformation
He himself lies, spreads misinformation, disinformation all the time.
- He himself lies, spreads misinformation, disinformation all the time.
- Misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit can kill.
- Just how aggressive and mature is China's disinformation process?
- A replication meme, like of information, which can often be disinformation or decontextualized, right?
- But what you expect counterintelligence and disinformation agents to do is to do exactly that.
- Look at the massive cyber attacks and the incoming tide of disinformation.
- And one of the real problems we're facing is the misinformation and disinformation that spread usually on social media.
- They're like, no, it's economics, it's disinformation, it's everything.
- I didn't realize how strong that sector of disinformation that would be.
- He is not part of the disinformation Dozen as the White House claims.
- You can have a, a leak of, of, of, of disinformation of, of this sort.
Examples
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During the investigation, they uncovered a network dedicated to spreading disinformation about vaccine safety.
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Just how aggressive and mature is China's disinformation process?
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I mean it looks like this was disinformation at the highest level.
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Then it was disinformation about the pandemic.
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We already have a disinformation campaign in full swing, General.
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Soviet disinformation was the biggest weapon they had... before the wall came down.
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And one of the real problems we're facing is the misinformation and disinformation that spread usually on social media.
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A second explanation for this misrepresentation is that a campaign of disinformation is being put in place.
Academic text (1995) -
The HIV-from-Fort-Detrick myth was disinformation, but it was not only that.
Academic text (2013) -
The notion that half-truths and disinformation can be enlisted in the interest of the state dies hard.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
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6.2
Information spread on purpose to many people to help some people or hurt others
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4.1
A trick that makes people believe something false
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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5.8
A report or statement that gives a false picture of the truth
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4.3
A statement that is not true
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6.5
A false story made to trick people
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7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
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3.9
False or misleading news stories that try to trick people
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8.9
News that is false or misleading and meant to change people's opinions
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9.6
Talk that tries to trick people with false statements
False or incomplete information spread on purpose to make people believe something untrue
A practice of spreading biased information to make people accept certain ideas
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
disinformation = information (semi-transparent) = dis + inform + ation
The addition of 'dis-' to 'information' signals a negating/contrasting relation, but the modern sense 'deliberately false information' adds the notion of intention that is not an obvious result of simple negation.
Etymology
Disinformation joins the prefix dis- and information; dis- means 'not' or 'away', and information means 'facts'. So disinformation is 'facts' that are 'not' true or put out 'on purpose' to 'mislead' people.