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Deliberately misleading information

Disinformation is false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive people, or to secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm. Disinformation is an orchestrated adversarial activity in which actors employ strategic deceptions and media manipulation tactics to advance political, military, or commercial goals. Disinformation is implemented through coordinated campaigns that "weaponize multiple rhetorical strategies and forms of knowing—including not only falsehoods but also truths, half-truths, and value judgements—to exploit and amplify culture wars and other identity-driven controversies." Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: DisinformationA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news: lessons from an interdisciplinary, systematic literature reviewInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Beyond Fake NewsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The disinformation order: Disruptive communication and the decline of democratic institutionsCited 1,132 times
  5. Go sideways: MisinformationA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Disinformation attackA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

Noun Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.

Verb To use disinformation.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Etymology
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  6. Research
  7. Strategies for spreading disinformation

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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