disinformation
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There is so much that the public doesn’t know, and even more that can be contorted by disinformation and colloquial slang, making these important subjects the butt of the joke.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Gavi chief executive Sania Nishtar added that "we are up against a social media engine which has an incentive to promote disinformation, and I think that needs to be strategically tackled".
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Vaccines are facing a tide of misinformation and disinformation, the agencies said, while cuts in foreign aid spending were also taking their toll.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram were also identified as key channels where disinformation can originate before spreading to mainstream platforms.
From BBC • Apr. 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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