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Fake News: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation

How to tell real news from fake.

Defining the Problem

Types of Information Disorder. Credit: Claire Wardle & Hossein Derakshan, 2017

 "Fake News" falls under the Disinformation category, since the false information is intended to harm. According to the Council of Europe, "fake news" is too specific "to capture the complexity of the phenomenon of information pollution." (Council of Europe. n.d.  "Information Disorder." https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/information-disorder)

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