Misinformation, Disinformation, and Fake News: Oh My!: Definitions and Examples 📌

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  After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News--Weaponized Term

• Fake Images and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around L.A. Protests: Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.

  Meyers, Steven Lee. "Fake Images and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around L.A. Protests: Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation." New York Times [New York City], 10 June 2025.
• Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation

  Katrin Bennhold and Steven Lee Myers, NYT, Feb. 13, 2025
• Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S. The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin’s efforts to spread false and misleading narratives.

  Meyers, Steven Lee. "Spate of Mock News Sites with Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S." New York Times [New York City], 7 March 2024.

• The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology

  Schectman, Joel, and Aruna Viswanatha. "The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology." Wall Street Journal [New York City], 6 June, 2025.

• Fighting Fires—and the Rumor Mill—as L.A. Burns

  Calvert, Scott, and Joshua Chaffin. "Fighting Fires--and the Rumor Mill--as L.A. Burns." Wall Street Journal [New York City], 11 January 2025.

• Misinformation flourished online after Helene hit South Carolina. Here's how to spot it.

  Chester, Jonah. "Misinformation flourished online after Helene hit South Carolina. Here's how to spot it.." Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC), sec. A, 6 Oct. 2024, p. 005. NewsBank: Access World News.
• Bizarre Falsehoods About Hurricanes Helene and Milton Disrupt Recovery Efforts: Experts warn that weather-related disinformation can rapidly escalate into real-world risks and distract from aid.

  Hsu, Tiffany, and and Stuart A. Thompson. "Bizarre Falsehoods About Hurricanes Helene and Milton Disrupt Recovery Efforts." New York Times [New York City], 10 October 2024.
• Meteorologists Face Harassment and Death Threats Amid Hurricane Disinformation: Weather experts say the spiraling falsehoods, especially claims that the government is creating or controlling storms, have gotten out of hand.

  Selig, Kate. "Meteorologists Face Harassment and Death Threats Amid Hurricane Disinformation." New York Times [New York City], 14 October 2024.

• How MAHA Is Changing New Motherhood [Medical Misinformation]

  Goldberg, Emma. "How MAHA Is Changing New Motherhood." New York Times [New York City], 1 June 2025.
• Even Disinformation Experts Don’t Know How to Stop It

  Hsu, Tiffany, and Stuart A. Thompson. "Even Disinformation Experts Don't Know How to Stop It." New York Times [New York City], 14 July 2024.
• Health Misinformation Is Evolving. Here’s How to Spot It.

  Bloom, Dani. "Health Information is Evolving. Here's How to Spot It." New York Times [New York City], 16 March 2024.
• Covering the U.K. Riots Amid Disorder and Misinformation

  Otis, John. "Covering the U.K. Riots Amid Disorder and Misinformation." New York Times [New York City], 9 August 2024.
• Beijing-Backed Trolls Target U.S. Voters as Election Nears: An account posing as a U.S. conservative news source attracted millions of views on TikTok

  Volz, Dustin. "Beinjing-Backed Trolls Target U.S. Voters as Election Nears." Wall Street Journal [New York City], 3 September 2024.
• Foreign TikTok Networks Are Pushing Political Lies to Americans: A flood of anti-Trump videos, generated with the help of AI, traced back to a web of overseas accounts

  Wells, West, & Volz, WSJ, Aug 8, 2024
• Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment

  Hsu, Tiffany, and Stuart A. Thompson. "Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment." New York Times [New York City], 3 September 2024.
• Raw Milk’s Risks Don’t Stop Right-Wing Commentators From Defiantly Pushing It

  Nerkar, Santul. "Raw Milk’s Risks Don’t Stop Right-Wing Commentators From Defiantly Pushing It." New York Times [New York City], 24 May 2024.
• Bots Linked to China Target Republican House and Senate Candidates, Microsoft Says

  Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10/23/2024