The "United" States of America has never been more disunited and divided, at least not in my lifetime. There's a hypothesis claiming a reason for our division is the disinformation that floods our inboxes, televisions, newsfeeds, and social media accounts every second of every day.

Is this true? Is disinformation dividing us? What is disinformation anyway? Is there someone or something behind it all?

Let’s break this down into component parts using as much logic and reason as we can muster.