Disinformation
Disinformation refers to false information spread intentionally[1] to make a targeted audience believe something that is not based on facts.[1] Disinformation may include the distribution of forged documents, manuscripts and photographs, or the promotion of harmful rumors, conspiracy theories and fake intelligence.[2][3]
Conspiracy theories
A major form of disinformation is conspiracy theories.
Disinformation Media
How Disinformation Can Be Spread, explanation by U.S. Defense Department (2001)
Disinformation spreads through controversies.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Learning DisinformationThe British Library Board. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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- Clarke, Steve. Conspiracy Theories (2006)Routledge. p. 77–92. ISBN 9781315259574. doi:10.4324/9781315259574-6. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Sunstein, Cass R.. Conspiracy Theories. U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper (387) (January 17, 2008). Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- van Prooijen, Jan-Willem. Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of societal crisis situations. Memory Studies 10 (3) (June 29, 2017). p. 323–333. doi:10.1177/1750698017701615. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Douglas, Karen M.. Understanding Conspiracy Theories. Advances in Political Psychology 40 (S1) (March 20, 2019). p. 3–35. doi:10.1111/pops.12568. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Douglas, Karen M.. What Are Conspiracy Theories? A Definitional Approach to Their Correlates, Consequences, and Communication. Annual Review of Psychology 74 (September 28, 2022). p. 271–298. doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-032420-031329. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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- Robertson, David George. Metaphysical conspiracism: UFOs as discursive object between popular millennial and conspiracist fields. University of Edinburgh Research Archive (November 25, 2014). Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Bronner, Stephen Eric. Conspiracy Fetishism, Community, and the Antisemitic Imaginary. Antisemitism Studies 4 (2) (2020)Indiana University Press. p. 371–387. doi:10.2979/antistud.4.2.06. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Kofta, Mirosław. What breeds conspiracy antisemitism? The role of political uncontrollability and uncertainty in the belief in Jewish conspiracy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 118 (5) (2020). p. 900–918. doi:10.1037/pspa0000183. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Robertson, David G.. Handbook of UFO Religions (2021). p. 178–196. doi:10.1163/9789004435537_009. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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