Knowledge and Disinformation

Abstract This paper develops a novel account of the nature disinformation that challenges several widely spread theoretical assumptions, such as is species information, misinformation, essentially false or misleading, intended/aimed/having function generating beliefs in/misleading hearers. The defends view ignorance content: on this account, X in context C iff content unit communicated at has disposition to generate normal conditions. I also offer taxonomy disinformation, and what it for signal constitute particular agent context. if correct, carries high stakes upshots, both theoretically practically: tracking will need go well beyond mere fact checking.