Disinformation is shared with the deliberate intent to deceive. Disinformation represents an intentional effort to shape or distort public perception. Chapter 1 reports on media outlets, such as cable news, broadcast news, and radio, and the role they play in disseminating disinformation and fomenting extremism. The spread of disinformation on social media and the deadly and dangerous effect it is having on our nation and on our democracy is reviewed in Chapter 2.