Misinformation is one of the main tools of the information war. According to Vladimir Volkoff, the author of the famous “Misinformation Treaty”, disinformation is the technique that allows the provision of wrong information to some people, causing them to commit collective acts or to disseminate judgments, desired by misinformers.
Misinformation techniques are also found in trade and governance, being used by some groups to undermine the position of a competitor