Editing Disinformation

'''Disinformation''' refers to the calculated dissemination of false or misleading information in order to elicit a specific outcome. It is a form of [[information warfare]], in which information is the [[battlespace]] and the manipulation of that information to the favor of the presenter is the goal.

At a basic level, disinformation is a [[counter-intelligence]] technique. Counter-intelligence is any means employed that denies an adversary the capability of collecting intelligence or degrades the specific usefulness of that intelligence (e.g., disinformation).

== Technique ==
According to former [[AFOSI]] Special Agent [[Richard Doty]], a good disinformation program involved the release of truthful information alongside misleading material. He claimed that by releasing "juicier" bits of truth alongside the deceptive material, the odds increase that an individual or group targeted for suppression via disinformation will accept it as true.

== Controlled disclosure agents ==
Some people theorize that figures allegedly or self-admittedly involved in disinformation, such as [[William Moore]], may have acted as [[controlled disclosure|controlled disclosure agents]]. In this role, they reportedly disseminated [[disinformation]] or served as [[provocateurs]] while also gaining access to [[classified government programs|classified information]]. This arrangement is believed to have balanced disclosure with secrecy and maintained control over public narratives about [[UFO phenomena]].

Proponents of this theory suggest that such individuals worked alongside or under the direction of [[information controllers]]—often attributed to factions within the [[military-industrial complex]]—to strategically release truthful but limited information while sowing confusion with fabricated or misleading claims. By doing so, they allegedly shielded the [[shadow government]] and its operations from scrutiny.

== Witting and Unwitting Roles ==
Controlled disclosure agents were believed to have participated either knowingly or unknowingly in these operations. They allegedly agreed to disseminate misleading information in exchange for personal safety or to avoid [[retaliation]], which some theorists argue was a fate met by less cooperative individuals.

== Community Division ==
Figures like Moore also played a role in dividing the [[UFO community]]. By becoming targets of suspicion or controversy, they distracted from collective efforts to uncover the truth about [[non-human intelligence]] and [[UAP]] phenomena.

== Noteworthy Cases ==

[[Paul Bennewitz]] - One of the most famous historical examples showing the lengths to which disinformation programs have been employed.

[[Cosmic Coverup (conspiracy theory)|UFO Coverup]] - A conspiracy theory alleging a massive coverup of [[non-human intelligence]] (NHI) and [[unidentified aerial phenomena]] (UAP) for over a century.

[[Men In Black]] - Mysterious individuals or entities often depicted as using disinformation to suppress unauthorized disclosure of NHI and UAP.