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disinformation

[dis-in-fer-mey-shuhn, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /
NOUN
deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal deceit duplicity falsehood fraud hypocrisy lying mendacity treachery trickery untruth
STRONG
artifice beguilement blarney cheat circumvention cozenage craftiness cunning deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation double-dealing dupery equivocation flimflam fraudulence guile hokum imposition insincerity juggling legerdemain pretense prevarication sophism treason trickiness trumpery
WEAK
defraudation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness forthrightness honesty loyalty sincerity truth
STRONG
openness
WEAK
frankness honor trustworthiness truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
inveracity
Synonyms
WEAK
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny canard cock-and-bull story deceit deception defamation detraction dishonesty distortion evasion fable fabrication falsehood falseness falsification falsity fib fiction forgery fraudulence guile hyperbole inaccuracy invention libel mendacity misrepresentation misstatement myth obloquy perjury prevarication revilement reviling slander story subterfuge tale tall story untruth vilification white lie whopper
NOUN
lie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceit deception dishonesty distortion evasion fabrication falsehood fiction forgery inaccuracy misrepresentation myth perjury slander tale
STRONG
aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny defamation detraction fable falseness falsification falsity fib fraudulence guile hyperbole invention libel mendacity misstatement obloquy prevarication revilement reviling subterfuge vilification whopper
WEAK
tall story white lie
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction truth
NOUN
propaganda
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hype indoctrination publicity
STRONG
advertising agitprop announcement brainwashing doctrine evangelism handout hogwash implantation inculcation newspeak promotion promulgation proselytism publication
Antonyms
WEAK
truth

Example Sentences

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In the past, people have criticized the disinformation beat for being a little myopic.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Posts advancing the claim garnered 80 million views on Elon Musk's platform X alone within two days of the shooting, according to the disinformation watchdog NewsGuard.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

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

He said disinformation had become an industry, driven by an "outrage economy" that allows people to profit from division.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Given that corruption seemed to permeate every institution in Osage County, these sources might be intentionally spreading disinformation in order to conceal the real plot.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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