The widespread false information and misleading, outdated news, whether on social media or passed down from a line of people, is misinformation. Misinformation can be anywhere online or physically in person. For example, online, when news first comes out about celebrities, you are quick to believe it, and then it, later on, becomes false; it is proper to become vulnerable to it and maliciously deceptive. Many think the definitions of misinformation and disinformation are confused with each other. Down below is an attached link to more detailed examples and illustrations between the two!
There are some proven ways with common knowledge to stop these wrong inferences and information on others from circulating and creating an immense belief. I think it is essential to spot these issues so your mind would not become corrupt in a social way. Leading examples of these types of misinformation can include conspiracy theories, popular trending issues within the world like the "covid 19 vaccine", or things being passed down from one another. The insider website says that strategies and ways to spot these issues :
If it plays to your own implicit biases
If it elicits either extraordinarily positive or negative emotions
If it's not correctly sourced, or the stats appear out of date
If it seems too good to be true
And ways to correct these or check the information would include :
The author
The organization
The date it was published
The evidence
What other sources say
I would always say go through and double-check all sources or read multiple sources to confirm things before believing them. I firmly believe that constantly reading and accepting false information and always finding out it isn't true will corrupt your thinking!
Works Cited
Gebel, Meira. "Misinformation vs. Disinformation: What to Know about Each Form of False Information, and How to Spot Them Online." Business Insider, Business Insider, 15 Jan. 2021, https://www.businessinsider.com/misinformation-vs-disinformation.
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