As I understand it, misinformation isn't necessarily unintentional. Disinformation is a type of misinformation. "Mis" is wrong. "Dis" is intentionally wrong. "

As I understand it, misinformation isn't necessarily unintentional. Disinformation is a type of misinformation. "Mis" is wrong. "Dis" is intentionally wrong. "Mal" is using real information for bad purpose (to lead you to a wrong conclusion by giving you out of context info, or to injure with information, like with doxxing).