malpublish
DEFINITION
Malpublish /mal-PUB-lish/:
verb
The act of publishing information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Did you malpublish in your facebook post?
SYNONYMS
Lie, misinform, disinform, malinform, deceive, manipulate, fabricate, falsify, distort
ANTONYMS
Inform, report, verify, corroborate, substantiate, validate, authenticate, support, confirm, attest.
DERIVATIVE FORMS
Malpublisher /mal-PUB-lish-er/:
noun
A person or entity that has malpublished, i.e., committed the act of publishing information on a public forum without clearly stating the type, category, or nature of the information, stating unsupported factual claims, or knowingly presenting false information as facts.
A person or entity that engages in the act of malpublishing.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
The malpublisher should be held accountable for spreading misinformation.
Malpublished /mal-PUB-lish-ed/:
verb
The act of having published information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
The content creator had malpublished foolishly.
Malpublished /mal-PUB-lish-ed/:
adjective
Refers to:
Content, in a public forum, that has been published without the publisher explicitly stating the exact type, category, or nature of information conveyed (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
Claimed facts, in a public forum, that has been published without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
Content, in a public forum, that was published when the publisher knowingly passed off false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
The malpublished article contained several false claims.
Malpublishing /mal-PUB-lish-ing/:
verb
The ongoing act of publishing information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
They are currently malpublishing.
Malpublishing /mal-PUB-lish-ing/:
noun (Note: this is a Verbal / Gerundial noun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_noun)
The result of publishing information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
The malpublishing of the information to the social platform was detrimental to society.
Malpublication /mal-PUB-li-cation/:
adjective
The act or result of having published information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Malpublication can have negative consequences for both the publisher and the public.
Malpublishment /mal-PUB-lish-ment/:
noun
The act, result, or consequence of having published information to a public forum:
Without explicitly stating the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
While stating a fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
While knowingly presenting false or non-factual statements as facts.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Malpublishment can lead to serious damage to an individual or organization's reputation.
Malpublicity /mal-PUB-li-city/:
noun
Negative publicity or attention resulting from malpublishing.
The result or consequence of malpublishing.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
The company suffered from malpublicity when another company had malpublished information about their products.
Malpublify /mal-PUB-li-fy/:
verb
To published information to a public forum and:
obscure the type, category, or nature of the information (e.g. fact, opinion, theory, belief).
make statements of fact without providing accessible citation (e.g. a credible source(s) that can be checked and verified that provides supporting factual data).
pass off non-factual information as factual information.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
It is unethical to malpublify information in order to mislead the public.