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malinformation

information based on fact, but removed from its original context in order to mislead, harm, or manipulate
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malinformation

Summary

malinformation is a term[1]. malinformation draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (term category, ranking #199 of 595).[2]

Key Facts

  • malinformation authored Hossein Derakhshan[3].
  • malinformation authored Claire Wardle[4].
  • malinformation's instance of is recorded as term[5].
  • malinformation's instance of is recorded as type of information[6].
  • malinformation's subclass of is recorded as information[7].
  • +2017-09-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of malinformation[8].
  • malinformation's different from is recorded as misinformation[9].
  • malinformation's different from is recorded as disinformation[10].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include term[5] and type of information[6].

History and Context

+2017-09-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of malinformation[8].

Why It Matters

malinformation draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (term category, ranking #199 of 595).[2] malinformation has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . rm.coe.int. rm.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . rm.coe.int. rm.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . rm.coe.int. rm.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). malinformation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/malinformation
MLA “malinformation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/malinformation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_malinformation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{malinformation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/malinformation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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