disinformation

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Recent Examples of disinformation The government says that such disinformation has spurred protests against it. CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice. Joelle Renstrom august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 On August 8, a gunman warped by vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC campus. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025 Samuel Woolley, Dietrich chair of disinformation studies at the University of Pittsburgh, told the BBC the issue is different from AI tools on smartphones. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinformation
propaganda
Noun
  • In a series that is admirably earnest, Last Rites easily takes the cake as the most wholesome chapter of the bunch, its insistence on God and faith teetering on religious propaganda.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Exposure to harmful content is another risk as studies show that teens are more likely than adults to stumble upon self-harm imagery or extremist propaganda.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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