misinformation
Last modified on February 14, 2022
Links to “misinformation”
Trust and Safety Engineering (Misinformation and Disinformation > Definitions)
misinformation: unintentionally inaccurate information
- deliberately false or misleading info
- info with the intent to deceive
political propaganda: information used to promote a particular political cause or point of view (could be misleading, but could be true)
“fake news”: false news stories (not used by researchers anymore)