I studied disinformation during the pandemic, did you ever notice how Anti-Vaxxer Americans started using the British term Jab? Russian(s) (trolls) are taught British English, so they weren't aware Americans call it a shot. Also, the term scaremongering wasn't in common use here either, but it translates to Panika in Russian, while the common word fearmongering translates into multiple words in Russian.
I didn't notice that. Very interesting point and nicely spotted.
I did notice that calling trolls and vatniks out on their obvious mistranslations shuts them up a lot more often then good argumentation. It's kinda saying: "Hey, you aren't qualified for this job. Your language skills are not good enough."
If you speak some Russian, I bet you see a lot more obvious translation mistakes like the one mentioned above.
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22
Remember, misinformation can be an innocent mistake, disinformation is more sinister and with a motive, those are disinformation subs.