information pollution

[ in-fer-mey-shuhn puh-loo-shuhn ]

noun

1. the introduction of falsehood, irrelevance, bias, and sensationalism into a source of information, resulting in a dilution or outright suppression of essential facts:

   She could no longer tolerate the willful practice of information pollution at the network, and they happily accepted her resignation.

   Has information pollution succeeded in diminishing the value of truth?

Word History and Origins

Origin of information pollution¹

First recorded in 1965–70