What is the best way to increase your knowledge of information sources in the age of deepfakes? Use this Libguide to recognize disinformation and misinformation in print and online.
We use the Merriam-Webster definitions, where disinformation is characterized by its intent to deceive.
: incorrect or misleading information
: false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth
A MUST SEE! The MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality has created a free course that addresses misinformation both in terms of specific contemporary technological phenomena and a broader media perspective. It is excellent!
From the Center for Information Technology and Public Life at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
