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MeSH Heading: Disinformation
Tree Number(s): F01.145.813.157.500; L01.143.790.500
Unique ID: D000087862
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000087862
Scope Note: False information deliberately and often covertly spread in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinformation)
Entry Term(s): Fake News
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/07/06

Disinformation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025