disinformation

noun

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as in propaganda

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Recent Examples of disinformation That’s largely because of greater politicization around the election process — and who is in charge of it — in an era of conspiracies and disinformation. — Robert Tann, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 For example, Maryland’s State Board of Elections has a rumor control page to monitor disinformation. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The protests were widely broadcast on state media, in sharp contrast to Assad’s days, when state television peddled disinformation to discredit them, including claims that the protests were staged from faraway studios in Qatar. — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Burnham chose to focus less on ongoing tensions in the Middle East and instead target Russian disinformation and the threat posed by AI. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disinformation
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propaganda
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  • Wikipedia has failed to purge antisemitic and anti-Israel propaganda pushed by bad-actor editors, the Anti-Defamation League warns.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ossoff in return said that Collins hadn't even been able to stop neo-Nazi propaganda from being produced in his own house, referencing allegations that his son-in-law shared hateful content.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
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