disinformation
Sign in to saveDisinformation is false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive people, or to secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm. Disinformation is an orchestrated adversarial activity in which actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation tactics to advance political, military, or commercial goals. Disinformation is implemented through coordinated campaigns that "weaponize multiple rhetorical strategies and forms of knowing—including not only falsehoods but also truths, half-truths, and value judgements—to exploit and amplify culture wars and other
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Disinformation is deliberately false or misleading information spread to deceive people or gain political, economic, or military advantage, often through coordinated campaigns that use a mix of outright lies, partial truths, and manipulated media. It matters because these deliberate deception tactics can cause public harm and exploit social divisions for strategic gain.
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- Etymology
- Operationalization
- Comparisons with propaganda
- Practice
- Worldwide
- Soviet disinformation
- Russian disinformation
- Chinese disinformation
- American disinformation
- Disinformation in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
- Response
- Responses from cultural leaders
- Ethics in warfare
- Research
- Consequences of exposure to disinformation online
- Alternative perspectives and critiques
- Strategies for spreading disinformation
- Disinformation attack
- Internet manipulation
- Exploiting online advertising technologies
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Disinformation is false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive people, or to secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm. Disinformation is an orchestrated adversarial activity in which actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation tactics to advance political, military, or commercial goals. Disinformation is implemented through coordinated campaigns that "weaponize multiple rhetorical strategies and forms of knowing—including not only falsehoods but also truths, half-truths, and value judgements—to exploit and amplify culture wars and other identity-driven controversies."
In contrast, misinformation refers to inaccuracies that stem from inadvertent error. Misinformation can be used to create disinformation when known misinformation is purposefully and intentionally disseminated. "Fake news" has sometimes been categorized as a type of disinformation, but scholars have advised not using these two terms interchangeably or using "fake news" altogether in academic writing since politicians have weaponized it to describe any unfavorable news coverage or information.