What is Fnord?
A '''Fnord''' is the [[typographic]] [[representation]] of [[disinformation]] or useless [[information]] with the intent to misdirect or confuse, with the [[Implication and inference|implication]] of a [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy]]. The word was coined as a [[Nonsense|nonsensical]] term with [[Religion|religious]] undertones in the [[Discordianism|Discordian]] [[religious]] [[text]] ''[[Principia Discordia]]'' (1965) by [[Kerry Thornley]] and [[Gregory Hill (writer)|Greg Hill]], but was popularized by ''[[The Illuminatus! Trilogy]]'' (1975) of [[Satire|satirical]] [[conspiracy fiction]] novels by [[Robert Shea]] and [[Robert Anton Wilson]]. ==Books== *''[[The Illuminatus! Trilogy]]'' by [[Robert Shea]] and [[Robert Anton Wilson]], {{ISBN|1-56731-237-3}} (Hardback collected edition) & {{ISBN|1-85487-574-4}} (Paperback collected edition) *''The Golden Apple'' by [[Robert Shea]] and [[Robert Anton Wilson]], {{ISBN|0-440-53981-1}} *''Schrödinger's Cat'' by [[Robert Anton Wilson]], {{ISBN|0-440-50070-2}} {{Hidden messages}} {{stub}} [[Category:Typography]] [[Category:Deception]]