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Re:How Twitter Rigged the Covid Debate by thenerdhead on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:26AM (#34148386)
There is definitely a difference of the types of information shared.

Misinformation - False information that is spread regardless of intent to mislead.

Disinformation - False information that is spread with intent to mislead.

Misinformation can fall in the category of "Bullshit" quite often. There's no regard for the truth. Rather only a care that individuals are persuaded. This lack of respect I believe is the core problem these articles are trying to discuss.

This is the post-truth politics world we live in. Encouraged truth-telling, fact checking, not reopening settled debates, pressure big tech to combat disinformation(note the word used here, not misinformation), etc.

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” - Unknown

If big tech has to combat disinformation. Big media should be held accountable to correct earlier misinformation. Rather than the "all or nothing" approach we see today until the next developing story makes headlines years later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit

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