What is misinformation?
Misinformation is incorrect or false information that is spread without an intention to be misleading.
What is disinformation?
Disinformation is incorrect or false information that is spread with an intention to be misleading.
For some interesting discussions of misinformation and disinformation (articles):
Technology scholar Danah Boyd on the spread of conspiracies online (video):
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