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malinformation

American

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

noun

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

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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 • Aug. 24, 2021

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

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021

There were faults and delays, but he managed, mainly through the malinformation and misjudgment of Wellington, to deal with the Prussians unsupported by Wellington’s western wing.

From Waterloo by Belloc, Hilaire

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