misinformation

Media manipulation is a series of related techniques by which people create an image or argument to suit their own interests. Such tactics may include the use of logical fallacies, manipulation, outright deception (disinformation), rhetorical and propaganda techniques, suppression of other points of view by pushing them off the information agenda, causing people to stop listening to certain topics, or simply diverting attention to something else. Many of the more modern techniques of media manipulation are variations of the “distraction” technique and assume that audiences have limited attention spans.