[Ads-l] Antedating of "Disinformation"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I wonder if this is either a typo influenced by "disseminated" or a simple
synonym for ordinary "misinformation."

JL

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 5:06 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> disinformation (OED 1955)
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> 1887 _Medicine Lodge_ (Kansas) _Cresset_ 17 Feb. 3/1 (Newspapers.com)  The
> amount of disinformation disseminated by the Sun City delegation is immense.
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> Fred Shapiro
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