After watching many EOTO presentations, a certain topic that really stood out to me was the Misinformation and Disinformation presentation. Both of these topics are in almost all news sources we consume to this day, and it can often be difficult to tell the difference between these two topics. Misinformation is known as something that was published with no intent to spread something false, and is often by accident. Disinformation is something that is purposely spread to cause confusion and false information on purpose.
Knowing the difference between these two topics is very important because disinformation has intent behind it, while misinformation is not intended to be malicious in any way. With this being said, misinformation or disinformation, the information provided is still false. False statements are all over social media, so we must take the extra step to make sure we check our facts, and continue to spread true information.
A way we can combat misinformation and disinformation in the media is using multiple news sources to collect information. by doing this, we are getting many different perspectives and sides to a story, so that we can better understand the entirety of a situation, rather than just a part of it.
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