A category of false or misleading communication, distinguished by the creator-s intent to deceive. Its parameters are: (1) the content is false or misleading, (2) it is produced by human agents, (3) there exists deliberate intent to cause receivers to believe something false. It persists through deliberate reproduction via media channels, social networks, and coordinated campaigns. [formal: disinformation | substrate: mind | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.1]
Accepted ontology entry
disinformation
A category of false or misleading communication, distinguished by the creator-s intent to deceive. Its parameters are: (1) the content is false or misleading, (2) it is produced by human agents, (3) there exists deliberate intent to cause…
Definition
Why it is in scope
Deliberately false or misleading information created and disseminated with the intent to deceive — a human-made communicative construct that persists through media channels, social networks, and coordinated campaigns.
Names and aliases
- disinformationen · CANONICAL
Relations from this entry
- cmrtgtdob002a9zhn4mo8ftdbSERVES →
Disinformation is created and disseminated for the purpose of deceiving — its designed function (Law 8d) is deception, not merely error or miscommunication.
- cmrtjz1tc006r9zhnxf6hnpwpSERVES →
disinformation is deliberately fabricated false information, built and maintained for the sake of propaganda campaigns. Its designed purpose is to further propaganda's operation — the systematic dissemination of biased or misleading information to influence public opinion. The note shows designed purpose, not incidental benefit. SERVES direction is correct: disinformation (servant) → propaganda (master).
Relations to this entry
- cmsfl6vjh07hb3vv3xjpjkjru← INSTANCE_OF
TESTED: fake news IS a specific kind of disinformation. Fake news is fabricated information with intent to deceive — that's precisely disinformation. Disinformation is a subclass of misinformation (intentional), making it the nearest kind, more specific than misinformation itself.
Record identity
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- Jul 30, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC
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- db1956219a49d5e84e23d2f5b1abd12e06b34748c416fa15afbf7342a89c88a6