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Recent Examples of disinformation
There are enough despots around the world using the same divisive techniques — misinformation, disinformation — to control people.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Xinhua, which has about 100 active advertisements across Meta’s platforms, has downplayed the Uyghur genocide and published disinformation related to the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
The government targeted its own citizens with disinformation.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 14 June 2025
At Box Office The report explains how this disinformation strategy has led to the killing of Ryan Evans, Reuters’ safety advisor.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Xinhua, which has about 100 active advertisements across Meta’s platforms, has downplayed the Uyghur genocide and published disinformation related to the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
The government targeted its own citizens with disinformation.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 14 June 2025
At Box Office The report explains how this disinformation strategy has led to the killing of Ryan Evans, Reuters’ safety advisor.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinformation
propaganda
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Politics was responsible for war, for propaganda, for division.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and extremist groups are flooding the global information space with anti-American propaganda.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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“Disinformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinformation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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