malinformation

American  

[mal-in-ferm-ay-shuhn] / ˌmæl ɪn fərmˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. facts, reported speech, etc., presented out of context in a way intended to mislead or endanger.

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Example Sentences

“What’s important to us is addressing mental health, gun control reform, addressing misinformation, disinformation and malinformation,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Antrim County, he worried at the time, could be used as a prime source of malinformation.

From New York Times

Security experts distinguish between disinformation — straightforward lies — and malinformation, information that starts with a detail that is true but is then used or taken out of context to support a false story line.

From New York Times

We added the term “malinformation” to describe genuine information that is shared with an intent to cause harm.

From Scientific American

Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.

From Scientific American