disinformation
die Desinformation, die Desinformationen
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disinformation
Deliberately spread false or misleading information intended to deceive people or influence their opinions and behavior.
Die Desinformation über den angeblichen Wahlbetrug verbreitete sich schnell in den sozialen Medien.
The disinformation about the alleged election fraud spread quickly on social media.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Desinformationen |
| genitive | der Desinformation |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Desinformation | die Desinformationen |
| accusative | die Desinformation | die Desinformationen |
| dative | der Desinformation | den Desinformationen |
| genitive | der Desinformation | der Desinformationen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Common collocations include 'Desinformation verbreiten' (to spread disinformation), 'Desinformation erkennen' (to recognize disinformation), and 'Desinformation gezielt einsetzen' (to use disinformation deliberately). These phrases can help you describe how people deal with such content.
Die Gruppe verbreitete Desinformation, um den Ruf der Kandidatin zu schädigen.
The group spread disinformation to damage the candidate's reputation.
You can introduce the topic with 'über' and the accusative. The pattern is 'Desinformation über etwas verbreiten' (to spread disinformation about something).
Mehrere Internetseiten verbreiteten Desinformation über den neuen Impfstoff.
Several websites spread disinformation about the new vaccine.
When describing measures against disinformation, the expression 'gegen Desinformation vorgehen' (to take action against disinformation) is useful. With 'vorgehen', 'gegen Desinformation' comes between the conjugated verb and the separable 'vor'.
Die Plattform geht mit strengeren Kontrollen gegen Desinformation vor.
The platform is taking action against disinformation with stricter controls.
