ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 天前Conspiracy theorist antivaxxer struggling with comprehensiondiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1imageConspiracy theorist antivaxxer struggling with comprehensiondiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 天前message-square72fedilink
minus-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 天前That 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-down1·6 天前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.
minus-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 天前misinformation is posting incorrect information accidentally disinformation is posting incorrect information intentionally
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 天前Yeah 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.