About the Term “Disinformation”

Melissa Ryan
CtrlAltRightDelete
Published in
4 min readFeb 12

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I’ve never cared for the term “disinformation.” It’s a word that anyone who works around *gestures broadly at everything* has to use, and one that I include in proposals and marketing materials. But I’m convinced it’s a word we should probably retire. Here’s why:

  • “Disinformation” is just one tactic of many used by trolls and bad actors. And the more sophisticated trolls and bad actors become, the harder it…

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Melissa Ryan
CtrlAltRightDelete

Politics + technology. Author of Ctrl Alt Right Delete newsletter. Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/c74Vva. Coffee drinker. Kentucky basketball fan.