disinformation
Example Sentences
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During a six-year battle to get them support, the couple say social workers lied directly to their children and disinformation about the family was circulated between officials.
From BBC
For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags.
From Los Angeles Times
Misinformation, conspiracy theory and disinformation spread like mold in a flooded house, permeating so many discussions.
From Salon
The crowd was taught to cross their arms to signal disapproval for bad deeds, such as sharing disinformation online.
From Barron's
It’s not the disinformation he and allies may find hard to admit, it’s the incompetence—the BBC-like incompetence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.