WhatsApp tightens sharing limits to curb virus misinformation
WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.
14 hours ago
0
6
Internet
News tagged with misinformation
Internet
Google boosts support for checking coronavirus facts
Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation.
Apr 02, 2020
0
0
Internet
Instagram unveils new shared video feature to ease isolation
Instagram unveiled a new feature Tuesday allowing users to connect more easily over video and shared content as part of a move to ease isolation stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 24, 2020
0
0
Internet
Welcome to the first social media pandemic. Here are 8 ways you can stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation.
The alarming messages ping our laptops and phones and parachute into our social media feeds, text messages and private chat groups.
Mar 20, 2020
0
4
Internet
Tech platforms in joint effort to stem virus misinformation
The large US internet platforms have unveiled a joint effort to root out misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, while Facebook announced a $100 million program to aid small firms impacted by the crisis.
Mar 17, 2020
2
0
Internet
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up.
Feb 26, 2020
4
151
Internet
Facebook fights spread of misinformation about virus online
Facebook says it's working to limit the spread of misinformation and potentially harmful content about the coronavirus as bogus claims about the ongoing outbreak circulate online.
Jan 31, 2020
0
0
Internet
Coronavirus outbreak: Social media platforms scramble to contain misinformation
Hoaxes about the coronavirus are spreading as fast, if not faster, than the actual virus on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and the social media platforms are scrambling to contain the global outbreak.
Jan 31, 2020
0
3
Internet
Twitter, Pinterest crack down on voter misinformation
Twitter and Pinterest are taking new steps to root out voting misinformation designed to suppress participation in the November elections.
Jan 31, 2020
0
2
Internet
Instagram expands fact-checking globally
Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation, expanding its third-party fact-checking network around the world.
Dec 17, 2019
0
4
Misinformation
Misinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally. It is distinguished from disinformation by motive in that misinformation is simply erroneous, while disinformation, in contrast, is intended to mislead.
Adam Makkai proposes the distinction between misinformation and disinformation to be a defining characteristic of idioms in the English language. An utterance is only idiomatic if it involves disinformation, where the listener can decode the utterance in a logical, and lexically correct, yet erroneous way. Where the listener simply decodes the lexemes incorrectly, the utterance is simply misinformation, and not idiomatic.
Damian Thompson defines counterknowledge as "misinformation packaged to look like fact." Using the definition above, this may refer to disinformation, as the motive is deliberate and often pecuniary.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
