Citations:disinformation

English citations of disinformation

• 1887 February 17, Medicine Lodge Cresset, page 3:

  The amount of disinformation disseminated by the Sun City delegation is immense.

• 1892 August 18, “(on Mars' canals)”, in The Salt Lake Herald, page 4:

  The fact is, we are getting a great deal of disinformation from the astronomers with the occurrence of every event of magnitude.

• 1907 September 26, “Pure Nonsense.”, in The San Bernardino Sun, page 8:

  There has been more disinformation printed with reference to conditions, that, in one way and another relate to the recent disastrous wreck on the Cajon grade, than would fill a volume. Where such a lot of foolish suggestions with reference to railroading came from or who has imagined that the Santa Fe is violating all the laws in the book, we do not understand.

• 1917 December 18, “Support for Red Cross Helps U.S. Boys Abroad, Rotary Club is Told”, in The Sheboygan Press, page 4:

  "We received disinformation regarding Russia because the cables are controlled by the militaristic class." (Isaac Rubinstein)

• 1939, I was Stalin's Agent, page 257:

  I knew only too well the character of such talk. So would any Military Intelligence officer of any nation. It was designed for wide circulation, with a view to undermining the morale of the enemy. In Military Intelligence parlance, it is known as "disinformation."

• 1941 June 15, ““Disinformation.””, in The Nebraska State Journal, page 39:

  From time to time, Moscow uses a trick known in international military intelligence as “disinformation.” The favorite trial balloon sent up by Moscow, with the approval of Berlin is the rumor about the imminent rupture in Soviet-Nazi relations.

• 2022 March 7, “Putin Will Not Lose. He’s Not Going to Let That Happen.”, in Sway, The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

  But Clint Watts, a former FBI special agent who is now at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, believes that ultimately this crackdown could backfire. He says Putin “has a disaster on his hands,” noting that a country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers — the Mothers of Russia will push back.