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Factual information disseminated with harmful intention
Malinformation is information that is based on fact, but removed from its original context to mislead, harm, or manipulate. Whether something should be
Malinformation
Deliberately misleading information
to distinguish between similar terms, including misinformation and malinformation, scholars collectively agree on the definitions for each term as follows:
Disinformation
Risk caused by disseminating information
security Inquisition Jury nullification Knowledge (legal construct) Malinformation Mass shooting contagion Roko's basilisk SCP Foundation, where articles
Information_hazard
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
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Soviet_Union
Board of the United States Department of Homeland Security
disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland. Specific
Disinformation Governance Board
Disinformation_Governance_Board
Academic research field
aims to understand and counter disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. The field provides a systemic framework and research methods for studying
Disinformation_research
Contractual agreement not to disclose specified information
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Non-disclosure_agreement
Prefecture of Japan
Japanese). October 3, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2025. "China's 'Malinformation' Comes for Okinawa". The Diplomat. March 2025. Retrieved September 22
Okinawa_Prefecture
Personality construct
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Psychopathy
Speech that expresses hatred towards individuals or groups
law Content moderation Genocide justification Incitement to terrorism Malinformation Psychology of genocide Reverse discrimination Risk factors for genocide
Hate_speech
Parable by French economist Frédéric Bastiat
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Parable_of_the_broken_window
Incorrect or misleading information
years. Scholars distinguish between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in terms of intent and effect. Misinformation is false or inaccurate
Misinformation
Legal order to restrict publication
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Gag_order
consensus by experts in the field or by the "best available evidence". Malinformation is content grounded in truth but presented in a misleading or exaggerated
Timeline of misinformation and disinformation in Canada
Timeline_of_misinformation_and_disinformation_in_Canada
Tactic used to influence opinion
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Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
Exploitative type of social influence
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Manipulation_(psychology)
Attributing events to improbable causes
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Conspiracy_theory
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
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Cognitive_dissonance
Investigation into an American conservative media company
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2024 Tenet Media investigation
2024_Tenet_Media_investigation
False or misleading information presented as real
created and shared by people with harmful intent. Mal-information (malinformation): the sharing of "genuine" information with the intent to cause harm
Fake_news
Communication used to influence opinion
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Propaganda
Topics referred to by the same term
deboned meat, a meat-handling process Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation Marshal Residential District (Polish: Marszałkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa
MDM
Slang term for nonsense
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Bullshit
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
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Hoax
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
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False_dilemma
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
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Cherry_picking
Censorship of news related to a certain topic
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Media_blackout
Propaganda warfare via Internet memes
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Memetic_warfare
Systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment
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Cognitive_bias
Browser plugin that rates the credibility of news and information websites
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NewsGuard
Denial of the scientific consensus on climate change
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Climate_change_denial
Information operations to assist military objectives
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Psychological_warfare
Not-for-profit advocacy organisation
2024. Verrall, N. (2022). COVID-19 Disinformation, misinformation and malinformation during the pandemic infodemic: a view from the United Kingdom. In COVID-19
Global_Disinformation_Index
Autonomous artificial intelligence agent
offloading, and the potential for user manipulation, misinformation or malinformation. They may also complicate legal and risk-assessment frameworks, foster
AI_agent
False or misleading virus information
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COVID-19_misinformation
Political messaging using coded language
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Dog_whistle_(politics)
Façade making something seem better than in reality
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Potemkin_village
Exclusion of someone from social relations
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Social_rejection
Form of influence campaign
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Black_propaganda
Self-replicating objects or patterns
actual humans. This can involve disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. In some cases, the algorithms used by social media platforms fail to
Viral_phenomenon
Russian state-backed media outlet
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Voice_of_Europe
Effort to damage someone's reputation
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Smear_campaign
Chinese government online influence operation
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Spamouflage
Suppression of speech and information
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Censorship
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
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Fallacy
Propaganda technique
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Firehose_of_falsehood
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
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Whataboutism
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List_of_conspiracy_theories
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List_of_cognitive_biases
Alleged coup plot in the United Kingdom
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Clockwork_Orange_(plot)
Jordanian fact-checking website
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Misbar
Causing someone to believe something that is not true
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Deception
Form of modern folklore
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Urban_legend
Propaganda technique
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Big_lie
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Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election
Blurring technique in images or videos
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Pixelization
Israeli disinformation watchdog group
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FakeReporter
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
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Spin_(propaganda)
Book removed or banned from public and/or private usage
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Book_censorship
Software agent that communicates on social media
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Social_bot
Discouragement of exercising rights by threats of legal sanctions
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Chilling_effect
Fact-checking website
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Snopes
Manipulation of digital technology
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Internet_manipulation
Misinformation regarding the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and the resulting hesitancy towards it
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COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy
COVID-19_vaccine_misinformation_and_hesitancy
Political warfare conducted by the USSR & Russia
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Active_measures
Attempt to deny the scale and severity of genocide
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Genocide_denial
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
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Doublespeak
Term for pro-government media in India
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Godi_media
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List_of_fake_news_websites
COVID-19 conspiracy theory video and films
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Plandemic
Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
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Alternative_facts
Someone imprisoned for their political activity
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Political_prisoner
Formal disaffiliation from the Islamic religion
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Apostasy_in_Islam
American nonprofit fact-checking website
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PolitiFact
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Censorship in Islamic societies
Censorship_in_Islamic_societies
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List of satirical fake news websites
List_of_satirical_fake_news_websites
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Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Fraudulent research
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Lancet MMR vaccine-autism report
Lancet_MMR_vaccine-autism_report
British fact-checking organisation
data that should be responded to: misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. The framework was produced with consultation with the Department for
Full_Fact
Software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access
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Internet_filter
JFK assassination conspiracy theory
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CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory
CIA_Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theory
Right to communicate one's opinions and ideas
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Freedom_of_speech
Covert operation designed to deceive
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False_flag
Fact-checking feature on X
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Community_Notes
False or misleading information about 5G technology
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5G_misinformation
Content moderation files published since 2022
treated as misinformation or disinformation, they could be labeled 'malinformation' if they exaggerated or misled people, said researchers." Other examples
Twitter_Files
Belief in truth based on only intuition
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Truthiness
Israeli cyber-espionage and disinformation firm
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Team_Jorge
Failure of social intelligence
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Gullibility
KGB disinformation campaign
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Operation_Denver
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
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Fake_news_website
Department of the Soviet KGB concerned with external intelligence
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First_Chief_Directorate
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Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disinformation_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
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List of banned political parties
List_of_banned_political_parties
US military anti-vax COVID-19 propaganda attack
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ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
ChinaAngVirus_disinformation_campaign
Artistic or metaphorical censorship practice
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Fig_leaf
Divergence of political attitudes
selective exposure and thus leading to online hate, misinformation, malinformation and more (Peckham, 2023). A number of techniques were employed by the
Political_polarization
Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
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False_accusation
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List of miscellaneous fake news websites
List_of_miscellaneous_fake_news_websites
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Russian interference in British politics
Russian_interference_in_British_politics
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Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Salty
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shining, Brilliant
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lovable
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Turkish
Victory
Male
Cornish
, beloved.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Tamil
Lakshmi and Sarasvati
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Swedish
Renowned Fame; Fame of God; Glory of God
Girl/Female
Biblical
A suburb.
Girl/Female
Indian
Affection
Boy/Male
Hindi
Fortunate; lucky. Also a Child.
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