"malinformation" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 September 1, Claire Wardle, “Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025:",
          "text": "Later that year technology journalist Hossein Derakhshan and I published a report that mapped out the differentiations among disinformation, misinformation and malinformation.",
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        "Information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content."
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