Re:‘Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections
by kube-system on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:03PM
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"Misinformation" might (sometimes) be a synonym for "wrong".... but "whataboutism", "disinformation", "malinformation" are not. They mean different things.
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Re:‘Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections
by godelski on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:25PM
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Disinformation actually does mean wrong. But it also is an accusation of maliciousness. That's the distinguishing feature between misinformation and disinformation: intent and prior knowledge. But with the other two I agree. Whataboutism is non-sequitur arguments. Malinformation is cherry-picking data with intent to deceive.