disinformation
noun /ˌdɪsˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌdɪsˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- false information that is given deliberately
（尤指政府机构故意发布的）虚假信息，假消息 - The government launched a campaign of propaganda and disinformation.
政府发起了一场宣传和造谣运动。 - It was a very plausible piece of disinformation.
这条消息简直能以假乱真。
Collocations DictionaryDisinformation is used before these nouns:- campaign
词源1950s: formed on the pattern of Russian dezinformatsiya. - The government launched a campaign of propaganda and disinformation.