In Wardle and Derakhshan’s framework, disinformation is false information knowingly shared to cause harm. Misinformation is false information shared without harmful intent; malinformation uses genuine information to cause harm. The same content may change category when circulated by people with different motivations.
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Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.