Re:Ask HN: Does allowing downvoting encourage groupthink?
by musicale on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:54PM
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The connotation I have is: information that is incorrect, yet widely believed and frequently cited, such as "It's illegal to shout 'fire!' in a crowded theater."[1]
The dictionary definition seems to include deliberate misinformation for deceptive purposes, but I might call that "disinformation" instead.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...
How can you tell the difference between someone being plain wrong and misinformation? Are they not one in the same?