disinforms
Deliberately deceives others
To disinform is to deliberately spread false or misleading information, typically to deceive or manipulate: State media disinforms the public about casualty figures.
Unlike misinform, which may be accidental, disinform implies intentional deception.
The practice is called disinformation.
Causes false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
spreads · falsifies · brainwashes · indoctrinates · spins · warps · twists · gaslights
Deliberate online agitators
- botsAutomated software agents
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- viralSpreading quickly online
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
shares · posts · tweets · deepfakes · amplifies · targets · clicks · feeds
Weakens by stealth
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- polarizesCauses sharp division
- sowsPlants or she-pigs
- dividesSeparates into parts
interferes · influences · elections · voters · operatives · campaigns · foreign · actors
misleads
Causes false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
fabricates · spreads · falsifies · brainwashes · indoctrinates · spins · warps · twists · gaslights · dupes
trolls
Deliberate online agitators
- botsAutomated software agents
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- viralSpreading quickly online
platforms · shares · posts · tweets · deepfakes · amplifies · targets · clicks · feeds · networks
undermines
Weakens by stealth
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- polarizesCauses sharp division
- sowsPlants or she-pigs
divides · interferes · influences · elections · voters · operatives · campaigns · foreign · actors · agents
disinformsinforms
Communicates facts to
enlightens · educates · clarifies · elucidates · fact-checks
disinformsenlightens
Imparts knowledge or insight
illuminates · disabuses · demystifies · wises up · educates
- disinformation campaignDeliberate spreading of false narratives
- disinformation agentOne who spreads falsehoods deliberately