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   disinformation

   /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. false information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media: "the entire Western intelligence system had been systematically manipulated with clever disinformation"

   Word Origin 1950s: formed on the pattern of Russian dezinformatsiya.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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