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disinformation

 noun
     
Related topics: Government, Communications
dis‧in‧for‧ma‧tion [uncountable]
PGTC false information which is given deliberately in order to hide the truth or confuse people, especially in political situations [↪ misinformation]:
government disinformation about the effects of nuclear testing
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