At First Draft, we advocate using the terms that are most appropriate for the type of content; whether that’s propaganda, lies, conspiracies, rumors, hoaxes, hyperpartisan content, falsehoods or manipulated media. We also prefer to use the terms disinformation, misinformation or malinformation. Collectively, we call it information disorder.
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This video with Alastair Reid, Digital Editor, walks you through examples of the seven most common types of information disorder. To understand information disorder we need to understand the different types of content being created and shared, the motivations of those who create it, and how it spreads. These help us understand the complexity of this ecosystem and the shades of grey that exist between true and false. --
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INFORMATION DISORDER:
Toward an
interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making
While the historical impact of rumours and fabricated content has been well documented, efforts to better understand today’s challenge of information pollution on a global scale are only just beginning. Concern about the implications of dis-information campaigns designed specifically to sow mistrust and confusion and to sharpen existing sociocultural divisions using nationalistic, ethnic, racial and religious tensions is growing. The Council of Europe report on “Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making” is an attempt to comprehensively examine information disorder and to outline ways to address it.
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