An Intro to Misinformation and Fake News in the Age of Social Media
Heard a lot about misinformation but still not sure what all the commotion is about? Take a look at Miles Cheng Li’s 5-min intro on the topic, including techniques to mitigate the spread of misinformation, in our Medium publication.
Major takeaways:
Misinformation is never just about information. It’s largely about context, how info (or data) is shared, and intent.
Fake news can be created with the original intent to benefit, or with malicious intent to advance personal or institutional agendas.
Many small pieces of misinformation can add up and impact our overall attitudes, changing their direction and pushing our behaviour and beliefs to the extreme.
The responsibility to distinguish fake news from the real is increasingly placed on individuals.
Read the full article here.
