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Recent Examples of disinformation
The oil industry also implemented a disinformation campaign designed to cast doubt about climate science and, in many cases, about their own internal research.
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Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
After the Southport attack, Britain was convulsed by a series of riots, as disinformation about the attacker’s identity swirled on social media and messaging apps.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Building Digital Resilience: Public awareness and education are critical to countering the impacts of misinformation and disinformation.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers fear the Chinese Community Party could use the app to spy on Americans, or push dangerous disinformation — even if concrete evidence of that happening now has never been cited by TikTok's critics.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
After the Southport attack, Britain was convulsed by a series of riots, as disinformation about the attacker’s identity swirled on social media and messaging apps.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Building Digital Resilience: Public awareness and education are critical to countering the impacts of misinformation and disinformation.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers fear the Chinese Community Party could use the app to spy on Americans, or push dangerous disinformation — even if concrete evidence of that happening now has never been cited by TikTok's critics.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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