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disinformation
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Hurricane Helene
- In Hurricane Helene: Rescue and relief
…complicated by the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media, including false claims that FEMA assistance would need to be paid back, as well as AI-generated images of alleged storm victims not receiving government assistance. The misinformation helped undermine FEMA’s legitimacy and raised fears that rescue crews would be…
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news literacy
- In What is news literacy (and why does it matter)?: Developing habits to detect misinformation
Disinformation is a type of misinformation that is intentionally created, usually to advance some kind of ideological goal. Falsehoods that spread widely often resonate in some way with people’s values and beliefs and elicit a strong emotional reaction that overrides rational thinking. This can make…
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