ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoConspiracy theorist antivaxxer struggling with comprehensiondiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down116
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minus-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-down1·2 months 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-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agomisinformation is posting incorrect information accidentally disinformation is posting incorrect information intentionally
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months 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.