Terminology: How Do We Define the Definitions?

Uwe Wolff
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Uwe Wolff: NAIMA Strategic Legal Services GmbH, Lectures, Seminars

Chapter 4 in Disinformation Attacks On Businesses, 2026, pp 21-27 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter clarifies the diversity of terms surrounding false information and draws clear distinctions between them. The core differentiation: misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. “Fake news” is exposed as an inadequate, misused buzzword, now primarily serving to discredit critical media. Disinformation is the only form that deliberately causes harm—it is the real poison in the information space. The typical motives behind disinformation attacks on companies are also systematized.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-51407-5_4

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