Russian disinformation

When stubborn facts don't conform to your personal prefered theory

Dude 1) the earth is flat hooray

Dude 2) uh the facts state that the earth is round

Dude 1) what you heard is Russian disinformation. The earth is still flat.

by Sexydimma March 19, 2022

Russian disinformation

An excuse used to quickly delegitimize an allegation being made against you.

I saw those DM‘s in your phone between you and another woman! Are you having an affair?

Naw baby, those DMs ain’t real! That’s Russian disinformation!

by Jewalz2002 October 23, 2020

disinformation economy

the ecosystem of adtech and martech products and services that enable bad actors to generate revenue for their fake news and disinformation operations; first coined by Nandini Jammi in October 2021.

"While Facebook pushes users towards the most inflammatory content on the web, there’s an entire ecosystem of advertising platforms you’ve likely never heard of that converts all that traffic into a virtually unlimited supply of ad dollars.
We call it the disinformation economy." — Check My Ads newsletter BRANDED, October 27, 2021

by newsguardian May 20, 2024