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Recent Examples of disinformation
The United States enters this World Cup at a moment when many public health systems remain weakened from years of political attacks, workforce burnout, chronic underfunding, misinformation, disinformation, and erosion of public trust following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 28 May 2026
The Ukrainians used humor to puncture Russian disinformation and to tell the world their side of the story.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
America is letting foreign disinformation run rampant.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
In the era of algorithms, this issue is particularly problematic especially when the majority of users are on online social networks, where disinformation proliferates, often with the intervention of bots.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 28 May 2026
The Ukrainians used humor to puncture Russian disinformation and to tell the world their side of the story.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
America is letting foreign disinformation run rampant.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
In the era of algorithms, this issue is particularly problematic especially when the majority of users are on online social networks, where disinformation proliferates, often with the intervention of bots.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinformation
propaganda
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The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, John Bentivegna, saw his account share anti-American messages and pro-Iranian propaganda.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into a right-wing propaganda network.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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