disinfodemic

Disinformation about pandemics

(Simplified) Fake news about Covid

Jeff: Did you know that drinking bleach will cure you of Covid?
David: You Idiot, that'll kill you! Don't tell other people about that, it's disinfodemic.

by Tillo76 September 9, 2021

disinformation

false information that was created intentionally as false

Disinformation is used in black propaganda.

by Krasnoye_Plamya August 23, 2023

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

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 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."

by newsguardian May 20, 2024

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

Russian disinformation

Scientifically proven solid facts that you can't prove or disprove so you label then as Russian disinformation.

Supposing you believe that the earth is flat, to you the simple scientific fact that the world is actually round that would be Russian disinformation. And if you disagree w the earth being round, you'll paint all people who believe that the world is round as Russian propagandists.

by Sexydimma March 18, 2022

Russian disinformation

What you call all stubborn facts that don't agree with your world view

Dude who believes in the earth is flat: yay the earth is flat. I won't believe anything else.

Normal dude: uh it's a scientific fact that the earth is round!

Flat earther: everything you said I disagree with so lets call the fact that the earth is round Russian disinformation! Yay the earth is still flat.

by Sexydimma March 19, 2022