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minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah, we should invent new words for this, they aren’t stupid, they weaponise stupidity for their own gains.
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.
Yeah, we should invent new words for this, they aren’t stupid, they weaponise stupidity for their own gains.
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.