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disinformation

[dis-in-fer-mey-shuhn, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /
NOUN
deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal deceit duplicity falsehood fraud hypocrisy lying mendacity treachery trickery untruth
STRONG
artifice beguilement blarney cheat circumvention cozenage craftiness cunning deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation double-dealing dupery equivocation flimflam fraudulence guile hokum imposition insincerity juggling legerdemain pretense prevarication sophism treason trickiness trumpery
WEAK
defraudation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness forthrightness honesty loyalty sincerity truth
STRONG
openness
WEAK
frankness honor trustworthiness truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
inveracity
Synonyms
WEAK
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny canard cock-and-bull story deceit deception defamation detraction dishonesty distortion evasion fable fabrication falsehood falseness falsification falsity fib fiction forgery fraudulence guile hyperbole inaccuracy invention libel mendacity misrepresentation misstatement myth obloquy perjury prevarication revilement reviling slander story subterfuge tale tall story untruth vilification white lie whopper
NOUN
lie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceit deception dishonesty distortion evasion fabrication falsehood fiction forgery inaccuracy misrepresentation myth perjury slander tale
STRONG
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny defamation detraction fable falseness falsification falsity fib fraudulence guile hyperbole invention libel mendacity misstatement obloquy prevarication revilement reviling subterfuge vilification whopper
WEAK
tall story white lie
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction truth
NOUN
propaganda
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hype indoctrination publicity
STRONG
advertising agitprop announcement brainwashing doctrine evangelism handout hogwash implantation inculcation newspeak promotion promulgation proselytism publication
Antonyms
WEAK
truth

Example Sentences

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Scientific achievements such as the lunar mission present "very easy content for conspiracy influencers," said disinformation researcher Mike Rothschild.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The tips and tricks I use to avoid being taken in by sloppy A.I.-generated content are the same that have always existed for combating disinformation, and were honed mainly during my humanities degree.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

“Social media has become a failed state, a place where laws are ignored and crime is endured, where disinformation is worth more than truth,” Sánchez told a conference in Dubai in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The prosecution cites some publications as evidence of the disinformation campaign carried out by the two Russian men.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

V/e even used the state’s eavesdropping to our advantage by supplying them with disinformation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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