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The Union of Concerned Scientists Reveals Facts About the 'Disinformation Playbook'

How to Stop Disinformation

Countering Disinformation in Your Community - (PDF)

Is Disinformation the Same as Misinformation?

What You Can Do to Stop Disinformation

• https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/what-you-can-do-about-disinformation

How Business Interests Deceive, Misinform, and Buy Influence at the Expense of Public Health and Safety

• https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/disinformation-playbook

Here are five of the most widely used “plays” and some of the many cases where they have been used to block regulations or minimize corporate liability, often with frightening effectiveness—and disastrous repercussions on public health and safety.

1) The Fake

Conduct counterfeit science and try to pass it off as legitimate research

2) The Blitz

Harass scientists who speak out with results or views inconvenient for industry

3) The Diversion

Manufacture uncertainty about science where little or none exists

4) The Screen

Buy credibility through alliances with academia or professional societies

5) The Fix

Manipulate government officials or processes to inappropriately influence policy

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