disinformation
Example Sentences
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During a six-year battle to get them support, the couple say social workers lied directly to their children and disinformation about the family was circulated between officials.
From BBC
For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags.
From Los Angeles Times
Misinformation, conspiracy theory and disinformation spread like mold in a flooded house, permeating so many discussions.
From Salon
Instead, the Internet facilitates the rapid and widespread disseminations of disinformation, both by pranksters and by the malevolent.
From Salon
"In the case of the Nashville shooting, the families of the victims are fighting a legal battle against releasing the killer's writings," says Sara Aniano, a disinformation analyst at the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism.
From BBC
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