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MisinfoDay @ DMU

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This guide is full of resources about misinformation and tips to identify and counter both misinformation and AI fakes. Be sure to check out the other tabs for more information!

Misinformation vs Disinformation

The News Literacy Project has great resources about misinformation. This page includes their definitions of misinfo.

Misinformation

Information that is false or inaccurate. It it generally shared or created by people who are unaware that it is inaccurate. The intent of the sharer or creator is unknown.

Disinformation

Information that is deliberately created or shared with the intention to misinform and mislead others. This is usually done to achieve a desired ideological, political, or financial result.

 

**Remember: The intent behind the creation or amplification of false information is often impossible to determine.