The Misinformation Market

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Across
  1. 3. Something that has been invented or made up in order to deceive people; a lie or a falsehood.
  2. 5. A state of internal conflict or tension that occurs when a person's beliefs do not align with their actions or with new information.
  3. 7. A lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.
  4. 8. Showing a cruel and insensitive disregard for the feelings or suffering of other people; emotionally hardened.
  5. 11. A state of disagreement, conflict, or strife within a group.
  6. 13. Describing a business, job, or activity that produces a great deal of profit.
  7. 14. A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee; used to describe any valuable thing.
  8. 15. Relating to the mental process of thinking, knowing, remembering, and judging.
  9. 17. The deceptive practice of creating a fake grassroots movement to make it seem like many ordinary people support a cause or product.
  10. 19. A term for a fraudulent or worthless product, remedy, or solution that is promoted as a miracle cure.
Down
  1. 1. A con artist or swindler who uses charm and persuasion to cheat people out of their money.
  2. 2. A complex network or interconnected system, often used to describe the digital environment.
  3. 4. Having a highly injurious or destructive effect, often in a way that is gradual and not easily noticed.
  4. 6. A skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.
  5. 7. Treating someone with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; used metaphorically for protecting against a harmful idea.
  6. 9. A person who deliberately sets fire to property, used metaphorically for someone who intentionally starts destructive conflicts.
  7. 10. Military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores; used metaphorically for a weaponized tool.
  8. 12. Referring to language or rhetoric that is deliberately designed to provoke extreme anger and start conflicts.
  9. 16. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
  10. 18. Describing a harmful process that happens so gradually and secretly that you don't notice it until it's too late.