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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
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
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
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Information_hazard
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
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
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
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Soviet_Union
Exclusion of someone from social relations
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Social_rejection
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
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
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Cherry_picking
Personality construct
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Psychopathy
Russian state-backed media outlet
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Voice_of_Europe
Topics referred to by the same term
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MDM
Investigation into an American conservative media company
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2024 Tenet Media investigation
2024_Tenet_Media_investigation
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
Attributing events to an improbable conspiracy
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Conspiracy_theory
Façade making something seem better than in reality
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Potemkin_village
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
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Hoax
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List_of_fake_news_websites
False information presented as news
created and shared by people with harmful intent. Mal-information (malinformation): the sharing of "genuine" information with the intent to cause harm
Fake_news
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
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
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Cognitive_dissonance
Incorrect or misleading information
years. Scholars distinguish between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in terms of intent and effect. Misinformation is false or inaccurate
Misinformation
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
Propaganda warfare via Internet memes
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Memetic_warfare
Political messaging using coded language
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Dog_whistle_(politics)
Israeli disinformation watchdog group
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FakeReporter
Causing someone to believe something that is not true
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Deception
Chinese government online influence operation
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Spamouflage
Propaganda technique
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Big_lie
Tactic used to influence opinion
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Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
Communication used to influence opinion
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Propaganda
False or misleading virus information
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COVID-19_misinformation
Contractual agreement not to disclose specified information
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Non-disclosure_agreement
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Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Browser plugin that rates the credibility of news and information websites
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NewsGuard
Censorship of news related to a certain topic
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Media_blackout
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Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disinformation_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Right to communicate one's opinions and ideas
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Freedom_of_speech
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
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
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Spin_(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
Form of influence campaign
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Black_propaganda
Political warfare conducted by the USSR & Russia
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Active_measures
Parable by French economist Frédéric Bastiat
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Parable_of_the_broken_window
Covert operation designed to deceive
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False_flag
US military anti-vax COVID-19 propaganda attack
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ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
ChinaAngVirus_disinformation_campaign
Legal order to restrict publication
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Gag_order
Systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment
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Cognitive_bias
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
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Fallacy
Department of the Soviet KGB concerned with external intelligence
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First_Chief_Directorate
Blurring technique in images or videos
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Pixelization
Presenting information without proper context
facts, concepts, experiences and knowledge held by a group of people Malinformation – Factual information disseminated with harmful intention Garrett, Laurie
Stovepiping
Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
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Alternative_facts
Far-right fake news website (2016–2021)
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True_Pundit
Alleged coup plot in the United Kingdom
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Clockwork_Orange_(plot)
Vulgar term for nonsense
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Bullshit
Exploitative type of social influence
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Manipulation_(psychology)
Suppression of speech and information
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Censorship
Fact-checking website
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Snopes
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List of banned political parties
List_of_banned_political_parties
Discouragement of exercising rights by threats of legal sanctions
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Chilling_effect
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Misinformation related to menstruation and menopause
Misinformation_related_to_menstruation_and_menopause
Fact-checking feature on X
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Community_Notes
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List_of_conspiracy_theories
Fact-checking website
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FactCheck.org
Manipulation of digital technology
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Internet_manipulation
Software agent that communicates on social media
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Social_bot
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
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False_dilemma
Chinese government employees making online posts
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50_Cent_Party
False or misleading information about 5G technology
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5G_misinformation
Form of modern folklore
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Urban_legend
Israeli cyber-espionage and disinformation firm
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Team_Jorge
2010 book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
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Merchants_of_Doubt
Denial of the scientific consensus on climate change
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Climate_change_denial
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
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Whataboutism
Formal disaffiliation from the Islamic religion
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Apostasy_in_Islam
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
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Doublespeak
Act of state entity involving restriction on the political freedom of citizens
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Political_repression
Term for pro-government media in India
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Godi_media
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List_of_cognitive_biases
American nonprofit fact-checking website
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PolitiFact
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Television_censorship
JFK assassination conspiracy theory
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CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory
CIA_Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theory
Propaganda technique
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Firehose_of_falsehood
Informal fallacy
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Quoting_out_of_context
Effort to damage someone's reputation
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Smear_campaign
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Conspiracy theories in United States politics
Conspiracy_theories_in_United_States_politics
Information operations to assist military objectives
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Psychological_warfare
KGB disinformation campaign
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Operation_Denver
Belief in truth based on only intuition
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Truthiness
Political warfare technique of the Soviet Union
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Soviet_disinformation
Book removed or banned from public and/or private usage
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Book_censorship
Ongoing moral panic alleging drag is harmful to minors
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Drag_panic
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
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Fake_news_website
Fraudulent research
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Wakefield_MMR-autism_fraud
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Misinformation in the Gaza war
Misinformation_in_the_Gaza_war
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Counter_disinformation_unit
Radio-based counterintelligence operations in World War II
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Funkspiel
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Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election
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