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nounmisinformer (plural misinformers)
plural misinformers
- One who misinforms.
Framing everything as a grand conflict against scheming enemies can feel enormously reassuring. And that’s why perhaps the greatest culprit of our era of misinformation may be, more than any one particular misinformer, the era-defining rise in social polarization.
2021 May 7, Max Fisher, “‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021Synonyms: misinformant
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nounOne who misinforms.
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misinformer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinformer
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“misinformer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinformer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misinformer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinformer.
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