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Disinformation

Disinformation. Definition Techniques & Goals Repercussions Examples. Definition: Intentionally  false or inaccurate information  which is spread deliberately . Also known as : black propaganda . Disinformation = false statements + deception Untruth #

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Disinformation

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  1. Disinformation • Definition • Techniques & Goals • Repercussions • Examples

  2. Definition: Intentionally false or inaccurate information which is spread deliberately. Also known as :black propaganda. • Disinformation = false statements + deception Untruth # • Misinformation = information which is unintentionallyfalse.

  3. Techniques & Goals : • Discrediting conflicting information, • Supporting false conclusions, • Revealing part of the truth while presenting it as the whole: ”the limited hangout” • Lowering information signal-to-noise ratio • Deceiving others about the truth • Manipulating the audience on a rational level

  4. Repercussions: The use of disinformation to deceive a group of individuals can leads to: • Enabling an entirely programmed and desirable course of action, Or to someopposite consequencessuch as : • Suspicion, mistrust, wariness and a permanent uncertainty, • Paranoia : There are dedicated conspiracy theorists who tend to believe almost any "official story" is actually an act of deception and disinformation,

  5. Examples: • Normandylanding: 6 June 1944 (Operation Neptune WWII), • “Mon cherMustapha” letter: distributed in Dreux, France (1981–82) by the National Front partyNational Front victory in the 1983 local council elections, • 2003 invasion of Iraq, • WikiLeaks And Julian Assange: Limited Hangouts In The Service Of The CIA,

  6. Sources : • http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Disinformation • http://neohumanism.org/b/bl/black_propaganda.html • http://assassinationscience.com/disdeb3.html

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