disinformation
Example Sentences
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The viral posts reflect how some influencers seek to profit from a disinformation trend researchers call "real story fakes" -- flooding the internet with sensational AI fabrications about a real story gaining public attention.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
I think initially the disinformation beat was really tech-focused, and that overstated the influence of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica.
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
But Hall’s report also caused concern—Soviet spies worried they were being given disinformation.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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