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minus-squareOpenStars@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI would call it disinformation when it is not merely mistaken but actively misleading on purpose.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThat already has a name. Propaganda.
minus-squareOpenStars@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBoth work. Disinformation: False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
I would call it disinformation when it is not merely mistaken but actively misleading on purpose.
That already has a name. Propaganda.
Both work.
Disinformation:
Yes, good call