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Russian (dis)information 

When the facts don't correspond to your warped version of reality
To a person who believes the earth is flat, the simple stubborn fact that the earth is indeed round, that's Russian (dis)information. Also when you want to disagree w someone just label everything they say as Russian (dis)information!

infopause n. (information + pause)

infopause n. (information + pause)

staying away from computers, newspapers and other sources of information in order to recover from informational stress.
The infopause may take from several minutes to several months, depending on the gravity of the initial affliction.

Every business should introduce at least two five-minute infopauses during the working day. All computers and all lights are off. This will refresh employees' ability to process new information.

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When you are so goddamn bored that you just type the cookies policy of Urban Dictionary into the search bar.
Mark: Wow Marcus, how was your day?
Marcus: This website uses cookies to enhance user experience and to analyze performance and traffic on our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Use of this site is subject to our terms of service.

Information Hoare 

Someone who seeks information for information sake, for processing, manipulation, storage, reporting, simply to ensure that it is available when asked for (or simply to claim to have it, useful or otherwise). Named after Tony Hoare, was a pioneer in programming and data processing (he created the Quicksort algorithm).
SysAdmin: Which logs do you need from my servers?
SecDude: All of them
SysAdmin: You don't need *all* of them, do you?
SecDude: I might . . .
SysAdmin: You're such an information hoare.
Information Hoare by CryptoKnight November 3, 2011

Low Information Voter 

Uninformed people who vote, even though they have no idea whats going on in politics.
Jake is a low information voter. He went to the polling office without even knowing who the candidates are.

Miss Information 

A older woman that is trying to be helpful and sweet but her information is either old or invalid.
Miss Information called and told me about the sale at the grocery store but it was over last week.