Malinformation

Malinformation is information that is true and factual, but it is intentionally conveyed in order to inflict actual harm or cause the imminent threat of actual harm on a person, organisation or country.[1][2][3] Examples of malinformation include phishing, doxing, and swatting.[1] Malinformation should refer to true and factual information that is intentionally conveyed by the disseminator in a way that causes actual harm or imminent threat of actual harm against another person.

References
  1. Nolan, Susan A.; Kimball, Michael (2021-12-22). "The Intent Behind a Lie: Mis-, Dis-, and Malinformation". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. "Misinformation, Disinformation and Mal-Information". Media Defence. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  3. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (February 2022). How to identify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (ITSAP.00.300). Retrieved: 17 August 2022.
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