dis·in·for·ma·tion
Deliberately misleading information announced publicly or leaked by a government or especially by an intelligence agency in order to influence public opinion or the government in another nation.
is a type of untrue communication that is purposefully spread and
represented as truth to elicit some response that serves the
perpetrator's purpose.
Disinformation
is sometimes confused with misinformation but the two are
distinguished by their intention. The purpose of disinformation is to
deceive. Although misinformation is also false, it is presented
as truth only because the communicator does not have the facts
straight.
false
information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the
planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure
the truth
is
intentionally false or
inaccurate information that
is spread deliberately. It
is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of
untruth. Disinformation should not be confused with misinformation,
information that is unintentionally false.
Unlike traditional propaganda techniques
designed to engage emotional support, disinformation is designed
to manipulate the
audience at the rational level by either discrediting conflicting
information or supporting false conclusions.
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