ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog MemesEnglish · 2 days agoConspiracy theorist antivaxxer struggling with comprehensiondiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up11.24Karrow-down116
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minus-squaresuicidaleggrolllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoThat word is disinformation They know it’s a lie, they’re posting it anyway because they think the ends justify the means
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·18 hours agoWhat they post/say is misinformation but the act of doing it knowingly, “shamelessly trying to fuck you over” is what I can come up with.
minus-squaresuicidaleggrolllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agomisinformation is posting incorrect information accidentally disinformation is posting incorrect information intentionally
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·17 hours agoYeah you’re right, but “disinforming” just doesn’t sound like bad enough.
That word is disinformation
They know it’s a lie, they’re posting it anyway because they think the ends justify the means
What they post/say is misinformation but the act of doing it knowingly, “shamelessly trying to fuck you over” is what I can come up with.
misinformation is posting incorrect information accidentally
disinformation is posting incorrect information intentionally
Yeah you’re right, but “disinforming” just doesn’t sound like bad enough.