Editing Active measures (section)

== History ==
Defector [[Ion Mihai Pacepa]] claimed that [[Joseph Stalin]] coined the term ''disinformation'' in 1923 by giving it a [[French language|French]] sounding name in order to deceive other nations into believing it was a practice invented in [[France]]. The noun ''disinformation'' does not originate from Russia, it is a translation of the French word {{lang|fr|désinformation}}.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Ion Mihai |last1=Pacepa |author-link1=Ion Mihai Pacepa |first2=Ronald J. |last2=Rychlak |author-link2=Ronald J. Rychlak |name-list-style=amp |date=June 25, 2013 |title=Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=WND Books |pages=4–6, 34–39, & 75 |isbn=978-1-93648-860-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Martin J. |last1=Manning |first2=Herbert |last2=Romerstein |author2-link=Herbert Romerstein |name-list-style=amp |date=November 30, 2004 |title=Historical Dictionary of American Propaganda |location=Westport, CN |publisher=Greenwood Press |pages=82–83 |isbn=978-0-31329-605-5}}</ref>