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[[File:Jankowicz.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Nina Jankowicz]] appointed in April 2022 by [[Joe Biden]] to determine ewhat disinformation to allow and what legitimate information to suppress.]]
[[File:Jankowicz.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Nina Jankowicz]] appointed in April 2022 by [[Joe Biden]] to determine what disinformation to allow and what legitimate information to suppress.]]
'''Disinformation''' is deliberately spread false information.<ref>Disinformation refers to false or misleading information that is deliberately spread by a government, organized political group, an individual or other entity. The issue of intent is key; if the intent is to spread false or misleading information, it is disinformation. [http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jan/26-288268.html State Department]</ref> The term comes from the Russian ''disinformatsiya'', referring to Soviet propaganda campaigns.
'''Disinformation''' is deliberately spread false information.<ref>Disinformation refers to false or misleading information that is deliberately spread by a government, organized political group, an individual or other entity. The issue of intent is key; if the intent is to spread false or misleading information, it is disinformation. [http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Jan/26-288268.html State Department]</ref> The term comes from the Russian ''disinformatsiya'', referring to Soviet propaganda campaigns.