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Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Disinformation is an orchestrated adversarial activity in which actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation tactics to advance political, military, or commercial goals. [ 4]
Spreading false information can also seriously impede the effective and efficient use of the information available on social media. [113] An emerging trend in the online information environment is "a shift away from public discourse to private, more ephemeral, messaging ", which is a challenge to counter misinformation.
In some definitions, fake news includes satirical articles misinterpreted as genuine, and articles that employ sensationalist or clickbait headlines that are not supported in the text. [ 1] Because of this diversity of types of false news, researchers are beginning to favour information disorder as a more neutral and informative term.
Malinformation. Malinformation is a controversial term for information which is based on fact, but removed from its original context in order to mislead, harm, or manipulate. [ 1] The term was first coined by media researcher Hossein Derakhshan in a report titled "Information Disorder". [ 2] According to Derakhshan, examples of malinformation ...
List of paradoxes. Outline of public relations – Overview of and topical guide to public relations. Map–territory relation – Relationship between an object and a representation of that object (confusing map with territory, menu with meal) Mathematical fallacy – Certain type of mistaken proof.
Misinformation effect. The misinformation effect occurs when a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information. [ 1] The misinformation effect has been studied since the mid-1970s. Elizabeth Loftus is one of the most influential researchers in the field. One theory is that original information and ...
A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality. This concept spans various fields, including communication, law, linguistics, and philosophy. It is considered a fundamental issue in human discourse. The intentional dissemination of misstatements ...
Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government of the United States, [1] even by merely ...