• Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I think you’re right, just a small point because you seem to be conflating misinformation and disinformation. It doesn’t matter here because your answer works for both, but they are not the same thing:

    Disinformation: the person spreading it knows it’s not true, is spread for a specific purpose

    Misinformation: the person spreading it thinks it’s true, is spread because people honestly believe it

    Disinformation becomes misinformation as it spreads if successful, as the people hearing it believe it and repeat it.

    • Signtist@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Oh, good to know! I hadn’t made that distinction in my mind, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for setting me straight!