misinformation
Sign in to saveAlso known as incorrect information, false information, wrong information, misinformed, mistaken information
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- Terminology
- History
- COVID-19 misinformation
- Research
- Causes
- Identification
- Factors influencing susceptibility to misinformation
- Age
- Political ideology and confirmation bias
- Algorithms
- AI contribution to the problem and aid in combatting
- AI misinformation examples
- LA wildfire Hollywood sign
- Mata v. Avianca, Inc.,
- December 8th earthquake
- Zelenskyy deepfakes
- Brown University shooting
- <span class="anchor" id="Countering misinformation"></span>Countermeasures
- Fact-checking and debunking
- Crowdsourced fact-checking
- One-on-one correction
- Social correction
- Prebunking
- Other interventions
- AI as a tool to combat misinformation
- Limitations
- <span class="anchor" id="Social media and misinformation"></span>Online misinformation
- On social media
- Spread
- Social causes and echo chambers
- Lack of regulation
- Lack of peer review
- Countermeasures
- By platform
- Misinformation on TikTok
- Misinformation on Facebook
- Misinformation on Twitter
- Misinformation on Telegram
- Misinformation on YouTube
- Impact
- Trust of other information
- Politics
- Industry
- Medicine
- Study
- Censorship accusations
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A sign for the successful Vote Leave|campaign to leave in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. The claim made by the sign was widely considered to have been an example of misinformation.|alt=Sign reading: We send the EU £50 MILLION EVERY DAY / Let's spend it on our NHS instead / [heartbeat graphic] / Vote Leave on 23 June]]
Misinformation is incorrect or misleading information. Whereas misinformation can exist with or without specific malicious intent, disinformation is deliberately deceptive and intentionally propagated. Misinformation is typically spread unintentionally, mostly caused by a lack of knowledge, an error, or simply a misunderstanding, which contrasts with disinformation. Misinformation can include inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or false information as well as selective or half-truths. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, X, etc., are designed in ways that enable information, including misinformation, to be posted and shared far more quickly than through other communication mediums.