Deception is one of the most effective tools invented by mankind to achieve their own goals. Disinformation - what is it in essence? The same deception, prepared and sophisticated, applied everywhere and with amazing frequency.
It turns out that disinformation is one of the ways of manipulating the masses. Whoever owns the information, owns the world, but who is able to refute and twist it in a favorable light, can manage all processes in society.
Disinformation as a new definition of deception
Until a certain time, mankind was familiar only with deception. But it turned into disinformation with the advent of politics, the media. And the first field of application of this phenomenon was the field of military battles. Disinformation - what is it for war? This is a very effective weapon of mass destruction, capable of depriving the combat effectiveness of entire armies. So, at the dawn of the formation of civilizations, it was enough to inform the enemy in some tricky way about the approach of enormous reinforcements, and this same enemy army left the battlefield and retreated away. This is how mass disinformation works. The essence was precisely in the presentation of information. It should be communicated in such a way that the adversary believes. And now misinformation - what is it, if not a full-fledged science with its own rules and laws?
Disinformation Methods
The further people moved in their development, the more sophisticated the methods of misinformation became. With the advent of newspapers, radio and television, it became possible to manipulate entire nations by simply telling them the necessary fabricated facts in a certain way. With the advent of the Internet, it has become even more acute. Now, with the help of misinformation, you can start a war and defeat it, while remaining a peacemaker with a spotless reputation.
Entire institutions are working on the development of technologies for manipulating society. But all developments are spreading thanks to two similar phenomena, whose name is misinformation and rumors. Of course, they are primarily used for geopolitical purposes. But misinformation also gained fame in more peaceful fields.
Hidden misinformation methods
For example, making money is already difficult to imagine without the participation of this phenomenon. In fact, misinformation is also used to distribute goods. What is this if not unscrupulous advertising? Many ways have been invented to manipulate customers, and all of them come down to hiding or replacing facts about the goods and services being sold. Society is deliberately misled so that someone can profit from it.
In other words, disinformation is nothing but a lie that completely or partially alters facts or truth. It is believed that a lie can only be present where there is cowardice and a desire for dominance over others, excessive profitability and an uncontrollable passion for success. Sometimes people, trying to misinform others, are so involved in the process that a lie becomes their second life. Such a life is inherent in those who are trying to live through merciful lies.
Be carefull
In order to distinguish the truth from misinformation, it is very important to use several sources. Even the most proven of them, sooner or later, based on the trust of their customers, can skip completely untrue news, and in the future completely replace the true information with a covered lie.
People come up with a lot of good and useful things, but human genius is also capable of creating terrible inventions, the sole purpose of which is to help enslave other people and manage them.