malinfluence
nounEtymology From mal- + influence.
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evil influence
- And I'm thinking about this because I'm thinking about a juror that I heard speak on, you know, one of the cable news programs after she served on a jury in which one of President Trump's associates, you know, was convicted of conduct related to trying to - was related to, you know, Russian malinfluence during the 2016 election.2020 September 26, Michel Martin, Author Interview: Adapting To Social Media's Disruptions In 'The Hype Machine' (radio broadcast), via NPR: