disinformation

Thân thiện

A politician spreads disinformation during a press conference.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Deliberately false or misleading information: "Disinformation" refers to information that is intentionally created and spread to deceive people, manipulate public opinion, or achieve a specific goal, such as confusing rivals, foreign adversaries, or business competitors.

Usage

• Disinformation is an uncountable noun. It refers to the general concept or a body of false information, not a single piece.
• It is often used in contexts involving politics, warfare, espionage, and media manipulation.
• The key distinction from "misinformation" is intent; disinformation is spread with the deliberate purpose to deceive.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The intelligence agency was accused of spreading disinformation to destabilize the foreign government.
  • During the election, voters were bombarded with online disinformation designed to influence their choices.
  • Combating disinformation has become a major challenge for social media platforms.

Advanced Usage

• "A campaign of disinformation": A coordinated, large-scale effort to spread false information.

  • The company launched a campaign of disinformation to discredit its main competitor.

• "To be a victim of disinformation": To be deceived by intentionally false information.

  • Many citizens were victims of the disinformation circulated during the crisis.

Variants and Related Words

• Disinform (verb, rare): To deliberately supply with false information.

  • The agent sought to disinform the enemy about their plans.

• Disinformer (noun): A person or entity that spreads disinformation.

Synonyms

• Propaganda: Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. (Propaganda can be based on truth, while disinformation is inherently false).
• Fake news: A modern, informal term often synonymous with disinformation, referring to fabricated news stories.

Related Phrases

• Information warfare: The use and management of information to gain a competitive advantage over an opponent, which often involves disinformation.
• Psychological operations (PSYOP): Military operations intended to influence the emotions and reasoning of a target audience, frequently employing disinformation.

Idioms and Common Collocations

• To peddle/dispense disinformation: To actively spread false information.

  • Certain websites exist only to peddle disinformation.

• A web/network of disinformation: A complex system of interconnected sources spreading falsehoods.

  • Investigators uncovered a vast network of disinformation aimed at swaying public opinion.

Học thuật

Noun

1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)