[griffzhowl]

The point is to convince people who are undecided. Using information that's known to be false or weakly supported is then short-sighted and counterproductive, because enough false predictions will turn up that those undecided will tune out entirely

[qsera]

>Using information that's known to be false or weakly supported

But where does such information originate from? Is laypeople just making it up?

[griffzhowl]

It applies to anyone knowingly using false information to try to influence people