Features of Conceptualization of the “Disinformation” Scientific Term in Modern Political Science

The article analyzes the features of conceptualization of the concept of disinformation in modern political science. It is substantiated that the continuity of modern geopolitical turbulence has caused an increase in the interest of academic communities in studying the processes of production and circulation of disinformation and the principles of policy to counter the spread of disinformation narratives. The analysis has proven the impossibility of creating a unified theory of disinformation, even in a situation of urgent need to strengthen conceptual accuracy. One of the main problems, the solution of which will contribute to the formation of a clear but flexible concept of disinformation, is the problem of simultaneous, and sometimes synonymous, application of a number of categories and concepts through which the empirical cross-section of disinformation is described. Achieving scientific consensus on the measurable characteristics of disinformation will be a step closer to the possibility of developing relevant and applicable models of policy to counter disinformation in real political processes. It has been established that determining the proper place of the political and politically significant context of the emergence and spread of disinformation is fundamental for modern political science.