malinformation

Etymology

From mal- + information.

malinformation means information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

Why this word is great

MALINFORMATION — [Noun] Factually accurate information that is deliberately presented out of its original context to harm, mislead, or manipulate. From the prefix mal- (from Latin *male*, meaning "badly" or "ill") + information. Unlike misinformation (an error shared without malice) or disinformation (a lie fabricated from whole cloth), malinformation is the assassin's use of a genuine blade. It is the archival video clip presented as today's atrocity, the private email excerpt stripped of its preceding apology, or the verified statistic plucked from its socioeconomic moorings. The most effective poison often requires no fabrication, merely a malicious repositioning of the truth.

noun

Information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.“Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.”