Misinformation is false or misleading information. Broad usage includes it regardless of the sharer’s intent, while narrower frameworks distinguish categories by harmful intent. Accuracy assessments should identify relevant evidence and timing; a contested or provisional claim is not false merely because it is uncertain.
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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.