Word of the Day 02/18/24 Misinformation
Misinformation (noun)
misinformation [ mis-in-fer-mey-shuhn ]
noun
1. false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead: In the chaotic hours after the earthquake, a lot of misinformation was reported in the news.
Compare disinformation.
WORDS RELATED TO MISINFORMATION
falsity, misreport, misstatement, calumny, deception, falsification, obfuscation, chicanery, distortion, inaccuracy, prevarication, sophistry
See synonyms for misinformation on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1580-90; mis- + information
HOW TO USE MISINFORMATION IN A SENTENCE
Over the years, QAnon has demonstrated some of the dangers of letting misinformation flourish online.
EVANGELICALS ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ONLINE. THEY’RE FINDING QANON INSTEAD. | ABBY OHLHEISER | AUGUST 26, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Content from 10 websites spreading health misinformation received almost four times as many estimated views on Facebook as content from 10 reliable sources, such as the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HEALTH MISINFORMATION PAGES GOT HALF A BILLION VIEWS ON FACEBOOK IN APRIL | CHARLOTTE JEE | AUGUST 19, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
During the 2018 presidential election that brought Bolsonaro into office, WhatsApp became a platform for widespread misinformation, most of it favoring Bolsonaro, according to an analysis by the Guardian.
BRAZIL IS SLIDING INTO TECHNO-AUTHORITARIANISM | TATE RYAN-MOSLEY | AUGUST 19, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Consumers are becoming more and more aware of the dangers of misinformation and bias on the web.
SEO IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020: FIVE SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT ON NOW | JIM YU | AUGUST 17, 2020 | SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
In its own blog post, the lab focused on the AI tool’s potential to be weaponized as a mass producer of misinformation.
A COLLEGE KID’S FAKE, AI-GENERATED BLOG FOOLED TENS OF THOUSANDS. THIS IS HOW HE MADE IT. | KAREN HAO | AUGUST 14, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
misinformation [ mis-in-fer-mey-shuhn ]
noun
1. false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead: In the chaotic hours after the earthquake, a lot of misinformation was reported in the news.
Compare disinformation.
WORDS RELATED TO MISINFORMATION
falsity, misreport, misstatement, calumny, deception, falsification, obfuscation, chicanery, distortion, inaccuracy, prevarication, sophistry
See synonyms for misinformation on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1580-90; mis- + information
HOW TO USE MISINFORMATION IN A SENTENCE
Over the years, QAnon has demonstrated some of the dangers of letting misinformation flourish online.
EVANGELICALS ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ONLINE. THEY’RE FINDING QANON INSTEAD. | ABBY OHLHEISER | AUGUST 26, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Content from 10 websites spreading health misinformation received almost four times as many estimated views on Facebook as content from 10 reliable sources, such as the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HEALTH MISINFORMATION PAGES GOT HALF A BILLION VIEWS ON FACEBOOK IN APRIL | CHARLOTTE JEE | AUGUST 19, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
During the 2018 presidential election that brought Bolsonaro into office, WhatsApp became a platform for widespread misinformation, most of it favoring Bolsonaro, according to an analysis by the Guardian.
BRAZIL IS SLIDING INTO TECHNO-AUTHORITARIANISM | TATE RYAN-MOSLEY | AUGUST 19, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Consumers are becoming more and more aware of the dangers of misinformation and bias on the web.
SEO IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020: FIVE SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT ON NOW | JIM YU | AUGUST 17, 2020 | SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
In its own blog post, the lab focused on the AI tool’s potential to be weaponized as a mass producer of misinformation.
A COLLEGE KID’S FAKE, AI-GENERATED BLOG FOOLED TENS OF THOUSANDS. THIS IS HOW HE MADE IT. | KAREN HAO | AUGUST 14, 2020 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.