France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe::undefined

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    DISinformation. The difference is that misinformation might or might not be intentional, whereas disinformation is organised intentional misinformation with specific goals in mind.

    Not that I blame you for getting it wrong, mind you, since most media outlets consistently do.

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      9 months ago

      Apologies. Late night sloppiness. I support your correction. After I posted it I thought the same thing but couldn’t be arsed changing it.

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        9 months ago

        No worries, I’ve made worse late night sloppiness mistakes myself. Just last night, I accidentally called Janet Yellen Secretary of State in stead of Secretary of the Treasury.

        To make matters worse, I actually looked up whether Yo Yo Ma is a cellist or violinist for the same comment, but neglected to double check Yellen’s title while I was on Wikipedia anyway 😄