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Recent Examples of disinformation
Russian and Iranian operatives have attempted to sway US voters via online disinformation campaigns in recent months.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Russian disinformation campaigns are alleged to be using comment sections to spread baseless conspiracy theories.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
At their best, these leaders make up an idealistic safeguard against the rampant disinformation, foreign interference, and just base political nihilism that is clogging the conversations about whether the vote tallies this week can be trusted.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
President Biden and his supporters have argued the release of information from the laptop had the makings of a Russian disinformation campaign.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Russian disinformation campaigns are alleged to be using comment sections to spread baseless conspiracy theories.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
At their best, these leaders make up an idealistic safeguard against the rampant disinformation, foreign interference, and just base political nihilism that is clogging the conversations about whether the vote tallies this week can be trusted.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
President Biden and his supporters have argued the release of information from the laptop had the makings of a Russian disinformation campaign.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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