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disinformation

[dis-in-fer-mey-shuhn, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /






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"The enemy has resorted to the dissemination of blatant disinformation and fake claims by its highest-ranking officials," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Geoffrey Supran, a climate disinformation expert at the University of Miami, says that the paper was “mandatory reading” when he was a grad student at MIT.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Dessie Donnelly, from the Belfast-based technology group the Rabble Cooperative, said social media played a role in "amplifying disinformation, assisting, and organising" this week.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Hardening critical systems against AI-enabled attacks, building detection capabilities for AI-generated disinformation, and investing in research to understand better how AI systems reach their conclusions all reflect reasonable expectations for what policy can achieve.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

A little voice in my head kept trying to tell me that every word she said could be disinformation and that she might just be playing me for a fool.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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