disinformation

noun

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as in propaganda

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Recent Examples of disinformation The same channels that connected people and lifted small businesses were also fueling disinformation, eroding trust and democratic debate, and weighing on teenagers’ mental health. — Quentin Bordage, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Sánchez, who faces an election next year, has said a misinterpretation of a Supreme Court ruling and disinformation on social media encouraged people to rush the border. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 State and nonstate actors have long used physical sabotage against critical infrastructure, disinformation, and offensive cyber-operations to weaken their adversaries below the threshold of conventional warfare. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 Misinformation and disinformation competing with news from actual journalists. — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disinformation
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propaganda
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  • The affidavit alleges Mohamud continued sharing messages for several months after the FBI contacted his parents, including propaganda videos of terrorist organizations.
    — Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In 2015, mine blasts at the border blamed on North Korea pushed the two Koreas to the brink of an armed conflict, after South Korea's then conservative government resumed front-line propaganda broadcasts for the first time in 11 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
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