It seems natural that those who have power get to proclaim what is 'true' and what is 'false'. Foucault, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Chomsky, practically everyone who s

It seems natural that those who have power get to proclaim what is 'true' and what is 'false'. Foucault, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Chomsky, practically everyone who spared it a thought would agree with you. That's a fundamental misunderstanding around the word "authority" (which we confuse with power in "western" language) Firstly, what power says is immaterial with regard to actual truth or falsehood. That's why people wear T-shirts that say "Science is a bitch huh?". Certainly, millions may die because a man with a big gun, a big ego and a small penis swears that black is white, but ain't it always been so? Tomorrow you get to hold the gun, and suddenly you're "right". But most importantly, "disinformation" has nothing to do with truth or falsehood. It's about intent. The word "intention" is right there. Otherwise what you have is "misinformation". What pleases me about the linked definition is that profit and harm are deemed unacceptable intents. That scoops up every lying advertiser, every manipulative Big-Tech company, and every lying domestic politician into the "disinformation" net too, and for me that makes the world a better place. YMMV.