disinfotainment
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of disinformation + infotainment
Noun[edit]
disinfotainment (uncountable)
- (derogatory) infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information
- 2009 August 7, “Stand up for intelligent news gathering”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- The prospect of CBC Newsworld adopting the style and substance of CNN, and thus joining fully the world of "disinfotainment," is as depressing as it seems inevitable.