Meaning of Misinformation | Babel Free

Definitions

Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“My intent is not to criticize an unpublished biology paper, but only to demonstrate⟳ the ease with which misinformation can creep⟳ into popular literature.”

“The Panther Moderns allowed four minutes for their first move⟳ to take⟳ effect, then injected a second carefully prepared dose of misinformation.”

“Liara: Although we seek⟳ to understand⟳ other species, it seems few of them seek⟳ to understand⟳ us. The galaxy is filled with rumors and misinformation about my people.”

“Mark⟳ Zuckerberg said he regretted dismissing concerns about the Facebook’s role in influencing the US presidential race⟳, his latest acknowledgement that misinformation on the platform has affected elections.”

“As someone who studies the impact of misinformation on society, I often wish⟳ the young entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley who enabled communication at speed⟳ had been forced to run⟳ a 9/11 scenario with their technologies before they deployed them commercially.”

“Framing everything as a grand conflict against scheming enemies can feel⟳ enormously reassuring. And that’s why perhaps the greatest culprit of our era of misinformation may be, more than any one particular misinformer, the era-defining rise⟳ in social polarization.”

“Early news coverage of this incident on Sunday October 31/Monday November 1 was blighted by misinformation arising from an early Network Rail official statement and a leaked NR log⟳, resulting in TV/radio news reports which were factually inaccurate in at least five fundamentals.”

“Online ticketing retailer TrainPal has been criticised for a marketing campaign which used fake social media profiles to spread⟳ misinformation.”

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