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Synonyms for disinformation
dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn-dis·in·for·ma·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
disinformationnoun
misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
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| #30621 | misinformation | |
| #41227 | disinformation |
How to use disinformation in a sentence?
The Ukrainian ability to counter Russian disinformation with its more organic, citizen-driven narratives has been impressive.
This cauldron of extremism and disinformation is being propelled by social media, it's created a lot of kinetic energy that is now a part of more mainstream politics. This is both an early warning system as well as an alarm bell for fires that are already going off. Acceptance of results is not going to be tolerated anymore, unless they align with what this sector wants.
Honestly, I think Big Tech is a joke at this point. You know, if you were going to censor conservatives with their thoughts about, you know, vaccines or their thoughts about, you know, the 2020 elections, but you're not going to take the Russians off the platform who are literally putting out disinformation – not misinformation – disinformation about what's happened in Ukraine? I think it's a joke, i think it's atrocious.
Campaigns and state parties are not powerless in the fight against online disinformation.
Americans do not need or want big business to amplify disinformation or react to every manufactured controversy with frantic left-wing signaling.
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- дезинформа́цияBulgarian
- dezinformaceCzech
- DesinformationGerman
- παραπληροφόρησηGreek
- desinformaciónSpanish
- desinformatsiooniEstonian
- disinformaatioFinnish
- désinformationFrench
- bréagaisnéisIrish
- 誤報, 偽情報Japanese
- desinformatieDutch
- dezinformacjaPolish
- desinformaçãoPortuguese
- дезинформа́ция, де́заRussian
- dezinformacija, дезинформацијаSerbo-Croatian
- dezinformácijaSlovene
- desinformationSwedish
- дезінформа́ціяUkrainian
- 造謠Chinese
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