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Reporting on a fringe assertion as if it were legitimate debate
False balance, known colloquially as bothsidesism, is a media bias in which journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints
False_balance
Propaganda technique
overturn the result of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, specifically the false claim that the election was stolen through massive voter and electoral fraud
Big_lie
Idea which departs from accepted scholarship in the field
viewpoints and unaccepted theories are difficult to construct. Issues of false balance or false equivalence can occur when fringe theories are presented as being
Fringe_theory
Logical fallacy of inconsistency
has quotations related to False equivalence. Ad Hominem Affirming the consequent Apophenia Equivocation False balance False analogy List of fallacies
False_equivalence
Methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
they actually ate 7 or 8 would be considered an exaggeration. False accusations A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
Propaganda_techniques
Covert operation designed to deceive
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term
False_flag
Term for pro-government media in India
The Economic Times. Malik, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Fake News: Legal Analysis of False and Misleading News and Cyber Propaganda (5 February 2019). Ad Valorem,
Godi_media
Façade making something seem better than in reality
village" has come to mean, especially in a political context, any hollow or false construct, a façade, physical or figurative, meant to hide an undesirable
Potemkin_village
Attributing events to improbable causes
"epistemic self-insulation". Conspiracy theorists often take advantage of false balance in the media. They may claim to be presenting a legitimate alternative
Conspiracy_theory
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
sense of rhetorical evasion of the topic are the change of topic and false balance (also called "bothsidesism"). Some commentators have defended the usage
Whataboutism
Irish science writer (born 1985)
part in the debate, and how providing Wakefield with any platform is false balance. He was extremely critical of the decision by Regent's University to
David_Robert_Grimes
Political messaging using coded language
news websites List of satirical fake news websites False accusation False attribution False balance Fear, uncertainty, and doubt Firehose of falsehood
Dog_whistle_(politics)
Cognitive bias about one's own skill
that overly positive prior beliefs about one's skills are the source of false self-assessment. Another explanation claims that self-assessment is more
Dunning–Kruger_effect
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
A false dilemma, also referred to as false dichotomy or false binary, is an informal fallacy based on a premise that erroneously limits what options are
False_dilemma
Deliberate use of fear-based tactics
tactics often involves defamation of an enemy by means of smear campaigns. False flag attacks have been used as a pretext for starting a war in many cases
Fearmongering
Denial of the scientific consensus on climate change
Congress." American media has propagated this approach, presenting a false balance between climate science and climate skeptics. In 2006 Newsweek reported
Climate_change_denial
Principle in journalism
regimen of objectivity, news writers often attempted to construct a "false balance" of these accounts by recounting the alleged transgressions of the victims
Journalistic_objectivity
Style of largely sensationalist journalism
National Enquirer (Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc.), arising out of a false 1976 report in the National Enquirer, implying she was drunk and boisterous
Tabloid_journalism
Words or phrases using vague claims to appear meaningful
that the endorsement provides any guarantee of quality or suitability. False authority is defined as the use of the passive voice without specifying
Weasel_word
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious or humorous
Hoax
Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue or unsubstantiated. False accusations are also known as groundless accusations
False_accusation
Information operations to assist military objectives
originator's objectives, and are sometimes combined with black operations or false flag tactics. It is also used to destroy the morale of enemies through tactics
Psychological_warfare
Deliberately misleading information
Disinformation is false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive people, or to secure economic or political gain and which may cause public
Disinformation
Unclear communication
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Obfuscation
Bias within the mass media
thematic framing that leads people to look more at societal causes. False balance and false equivalence occur when an issue is presented as having equally-compelling
Media_bias
Informational, formal, and detailed text
the masses. News reports play the role of ombudsman and levy checks and balances on the establishment. One of the most common formats for presenting reports
Report
American news channel
left-wing bias; conversely, it has also been criticized for perceived false balance in support of conservative positions. The Cable News Network launched
CNN
Public relations tactic using fake grassroots movements
community members' voices from being counted at city council meetings and show false grassroots support. In the book Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants
Astroturfing
Type of editorial tactic used in mass media
argues that news outlets are at a higher risk of releasing content that is false because of how quickly news is circulated through the internet in order
Sensationalism
Form of modern folklore
horror stories written anonymously. Although most are regarded as obviously false, some, such as the Slender Man, have gained a following of people that do
Urban_legend
Investigation into an American conservative media company
Afanasyeva, were involved in day-to-day operations of Tenet by fall 2023, using false names to conceal they were Russian RT employees. The indictment alleges
2024 Tenet Media investigation
2024_Tenet_Media_investigation
Activities related to the exchange of goods
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Sales
Products distributed to promote a brand
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Promotional_merchandise
Mild or indirect word or expression
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Euphemism
Hologram bracelet brand
been the focus of significant criticism, particularly for false advertising. The Power Balance bracelet has been described as "like the tooth fairy" and
Power_Balance
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
news websites List of satirical fake news websites False accusation False attribution False balance Fear, uncertainty, and doubt Firehose of falsehood
Doublespeak
Communication used to influence opinion
western countries, representing the intentional dissemination of often false, but certainly "compelling" claims to support or justify political actions
Propaganda
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
Philosophy portal Ad hoc Biased sample Confirmation bias Data dredging False balance Fact-checking Hawthorne effect Half-truth Jumping to conclusions Othello
Cherry_picking
2010 book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
undermined to amplify the misleading messages of the contrarians through false balance. Oreskes and Conway state: "small numbers of people can have large,
Merchants_of_Doubt
Written declaration of principles and intentions
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Manifesto
Process of making, adapting, or imitating objects to deceive
Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally consists of the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud
Forgery
Attempt to transform the established social order and its structures
exploitation and manipulation that allows projecting power and shifting its balance short of war. This mechanism distinguishes subversion from warfare and
Subversion
Effort to damage someone's reputation
including Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Under the ‘dark PR’, Alp posted false and defamatory Wikipedia entries against them. The Emirates also paid the
Smear_campaign
Sensationalistic news
faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudoscience, and a parade of false learning from so-called experts Emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements
Yellow_journalism
Systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment
analyzed over 16,000 false news stories shared by millions of Twitter users during the 2016 U.S. election and found that false information spread significantly
Cognitive_bias
Journalism genre
Brennen, J. Scott; Howard, Philip N.; Nielsen, Rasmus K. (2021-11-26). "Balancing Product Reviews, Traffic Targets, and Industry Criticism: UK Technology
Technology_journalism
Study and process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to customers
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Marketing
Malware program
user's false balance (with fraudulent transactions hidden) so that the next time the user logs in, the fraudulent transactions and real balance are not
SpyEye
Style of journalism
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
Gonzo_journalism
Misleading content in advertisements
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim or statement
False_advertising
Fact-checking feature on X
Community Notes, with Musk describing the Community Note on the astronauts as false and the Community Note vanishing within a week. Musk's February statement
Community_Notes
Qin dynasty purge of heterodoxy (213–212 BCE)
bring false charges. Those who openly rely on the former kings, if they aren't foolish, are making false charges. The teachings of foolishness and false charges
Burning of books and burying of scholars
Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
August 2018. Milanović, Branko (2015). "After the Wall Fell: The Poor Balance Sheet of the Transition to Capitalism". Challenge. 58 (2): 135–138. doi:10
Soviet_Union
Personality construct
sensitivity, and fear reduction", and injecting testosterone "shift[s] the balance from punishment to reward sensitivity", decreases fearfulness, and increases
Psychopathy
Elements of mass media that focus on delivering news
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
News_media
Israeli cyber-espionage and disinformation firm
Guardian noted that it was more likely the work of other hackers leaving a false trail. He also claimed that Team Jorge interfered in the 2014 Catalan independence
Team_Jorge
Incorrect or misleading information
(such as providing corrections from nonpartisan experts, or avoiding false balance based on partisanship in news coverage), and emphasizing corrections
Misinformation
Exploitative type of social influence
Manipulation of digital technology List of confidence tricks Lie – Intentionally false statement made to deceive Media manipulation – Techniques in which partisans
Manipulation_(psychology)
Attempt to conceal evidence
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Cover-up
Memorable motto or phrase used in social movements & advertisements
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Slogan
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
news websites List of satirical fake news websites False accusation False attribution False balance Fear, uncertainty, and doubt Firehose of falsehood
Spin_(propaganda)
Adjective derived from the author George Orwell
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Orwellian
Incitement of rebellion
"opposing or resisting any law of the United States" or writing or publishing "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the President or the U.S. Congress
Sedition
Form of business solicitation
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Cold_calling
Publication's editorial leader
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
Editor-in-chief
Purported apology that lacks remorse
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Non-apology
Group of people who undermine a larger group from within
Copperhead (politics), US Civil War Demographic threat Dual loyalty Entryism False flag Front organization Irregular military Jash (term) Quisling, Norway
Fifth_column
Realistic artificially generated media
still be detected. The existence of efficient techniques for fabricating false evidence certainly suggests that any combination of video, audio, photographic
Deepfake
by commenting, "Occultism is the metaphysic of the dopes." False balance is where a false, unaccepted or spurious viewpoint is included alongside a well
Astrology_and_science
Type of business activity
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Market_research
Someone who offers their opinion via mass media
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
Pundit
International news agency
climate blogger Joe Romm cited a Reuters article on climate as having a "false balance" and quoted Stefan Rahmstorf, co-chair of Earth System Analysis at the
Reuters
Apparently multiple sources for single-source data
Circular reporting, or false confirmation, is a situation in source criticism where a piece of information appears to come from multiple independent sources
Circular_reporting
Increased short-run support for a leader in crisis or war
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Rally_'round_the_flag_effect
Voluntary abstention from using a product or service
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Boycott
Manipulation of digital technology
"destroy, deny, degrade [and] disrupt" enemies. Core-tactics include injecting false material onto the Internet in order to destroy the reputation of targets
Internet_manipulation
Journalism genre
controversy alive" in the public arena by demanding that reporters give false balance to the minority side. Very often, such as with climate change, this
Science_journalism
Deliberate effort to damage an individual's reputation or credibility
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Character_assassination
Types of error in data reporting
developing detection algorithms or tests, a balance must be chosen between risks of false negatives and false positives. Usually there is a threshold of
False positives and false negatives
False_positives_and_false_negatives
Written request, e.g. to a government
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Petition
American sportswear brand
New Balance Athletics, Inc. (NB), doing business as New Balance, is an American multinational footwear and apparel corporation. Based in Boston, Massachusetts
New_Balance
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
context in which they are made. A fallacy does not necessarily lead to a false conclusion: it may accidentally be a result of invalid reasoning. An example
Fallacy
Browser plugin that rates the credibility of news and information websites
websites based on the following criteria: "Does not repeatedly publish false or egregiously misleading content." "Gathers and presents information responsibly
NewsGuard
Societal phenomenon
Another cause can come from distorted perceptions of mass opinion, known as 'false consensus' or 'pluralistic ignorance'.[failed verification] In politics
Bandwagon_effect
Propaganda technique
some ways, the American tactic of "flooding the zone" with misleading or false statements is distinct from firehosing in that flooding involves pushing
Firehose_of_falsehood
Informal fallacy that the truth is always a compromise
Excluded middle – Opposite logical fallacy to the argument to moderation False balance – Reporting on a fringe assertion as if it were legitimate debate Overton
Argument_to_moderation
Fact-checking website
several articles from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website, rating them "False". The decision resulted in Facebook adding warnings to links to those articles
Snopes
Checklist used by journalists
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
Five_Ws
Public act against political advantage
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Protest
Management of public communication of organizations
and accurate? Does this downplay or diminish evidence? Am I creating a false narrative or image? Does this influence people to believe something that
Public_relations
Political technique from 1923
Disinformation was defined in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1952) as "false information with the intention to deceive public opinion". From this point
Soviet_disinformation
Tactic used to influence opinion
strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information and is a manifestation of the appeal to fear. The phrase "fear
Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
Factual information disseminated with harmful intention
context from private to public is the sign of malicious intent", or providing false information about where and when a photograph was taken in order to mislead
Malinformation
Software agent that communicates on social media
artificially inflate a user's follower count with fake followers, creating a false perception of a larger and more influential online following than is the
Social_bot
Form of influence campaign
Black propaganda is covert disinformation deliberately attributed to a false source—often the very group it aims to discredit—in order to undermine that
Black_propaganda
Statement extolling the virtue of a product or person
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Testimonial
Media consisting of both information and entertainment
Fact-checking · Spiking) Fake news (Websites) Horse race Journalese Media bias (False balance) News values (Above the fold · Man bites dog) Objectivity Pink-slime
Infotainment
Collective action supporting a cause
Media manipulation Context Bias Crowd psychology Deception Dumbing down False balance Half-truths Media Obfuscation Persuasion Manipulation (psychology) Activism
Political_demonstration
while viewing themselves as having (dispositional) intrinsic motivations. False consensus effect, the tendency for people to overestimate the degree to
List_of_cognitive_biases
Techniques in which partisans create an image that favours their interests
intended to deceive or defraud. Misleading public stunts, scientific frauds, false bomb threats and business scams are examples of hoaxes. Propagandizing is
Media_manipulation
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Vauxhall, habitational name from a place in Surrey so called, on the south bank of the River Thames, now part of Greater London. This was named in the 13th century as Faukeshalle ‘the Hall of Fauke’, a reference to Baron Falke de Breaulté, who was granted the manor by King John in 1233. This was the site of a famous pleasure garden frequented by 18th-century Londoners.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
House.
Boy/Male
Tamil
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The false pride
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Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Bariesou, BAR-JESUS means "son of Jesus." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a false prophet.
Boy/Male
German
Surname relating to falconry.
Biblical
idols; masters; false gods
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.The name is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The false pride
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashtarowth, ASHTAROTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏιησοÏ) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Yesu, BARIESOU means "son of Jesus." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a false prophet.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Batchelor, altered by false association with elder.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Idols; masters; false gods.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
The False Pride
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Ashtaroth, ASTAROTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
Boy/Male
Danish, German
Relating to Falconry; Falconer
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name, a variant of Vaux.English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : There are a number of early English examples of the name with articles rather than prepositions, which Reaney explains as being from a southern form of Middle English faus ‘false’, ‘untrustworthy’ (late Old English fals, from Latin falsus, reinforced by Old French fals, faus from the same source).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.Swedish (Palmér) : ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.Irish : when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.German : topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).German : from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Telugu
False Pride; Illusion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English hals ‘neck’ (Old English h(e)als). This was a nickname for a man with a long neck or for a conspicuous sufferer from goiter (a common affliction in medieval times).English (Devon) : topographic name denoting someone living on a neck of land (from Middle English atte halse ‘at the neck’), or a habitational name from either of two places in Devon and Somerset named Halse, from this word. To a lesser extent Halse in Northamptonshire, named from Old English hals + hÅh ‘ridge’, may also have contributed to the surname.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads in the county of Møre og Romsdal. The farmsteads are so named from the Old Norse dative singular of hals ‘neck’, referring to a neck of land, or a ridge between two valleys.
Female
Hebrew
(עַש×ְתְּרï‹×ª) Hebrew name, ASHTAROWTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
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a.
To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
v.
False swearing.
adv.
Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
a.
False; specious; counterfeit.
a.
Faitless; false; treacherous.
a.
False-hearted.
a.
To betray; to falsify.
superl.
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
superl.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
superl.
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
superl.
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
superl.
Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
a.
To report falsely; to falsify.
a.
Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
a.
To feign; to pretend to make.
n.
False religion.
superl.
Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
n.
False optics.
superl.
Not in tune.
a.
Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend.