Sunday, May 31, 2015

Disinformation Definition

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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