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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Communication > Propaganda > Disinformation
Information Science > Communication > Propaganda > Disinformation
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior > Social Behavior > Deception > Disinformation

Preferred term

Disinformation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fake News
  • News, Fake

Scope note

  • False information deliberately and often covertly spread in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinformation)

History note

  • 2022

In other languages

  • disinformaatio

    Finnish

  • tahallaan vääristelty tieto
  • tarkoituksellisesti vääristelty tieto
  • Desinformation

    Swedish

  • Falska nyheter
  • Fejkade nyheter

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000087862

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