Misinformation and disinformation are not the same (in German at least?).
Misinformation is when information is wrong on purpose, to misinform someone.
Disinformation is when information is just wrong, like when someone said something by accident that wasn’t correct.
I’m pretty sure future historians are gonna end up calling this the “Misinformation Age” instead.
i like it, because it’s kind of ironic. the term used by the us govt is “disinformation”. so calling it the “misinformation age” tracks perfectly.
Misinformation and disinformation are not the same (in German at least?).
Misinformation is when information is wrong on purpose, to misinform someone. Disinformation is when information is just wrong, like when someone said something by accident that wasn’t correct.
In English I look at it the opposite way:
Misinformation = MIStake or accident
Disinformation = “dissing” of information, or intentionally putting it down/lying about it
apparently we’re all just victims of English doing that stupid thing it tends to do…
https://grammarpartyblog.com/2012/03/27/a-dis-and-a-mis/
Well that’s clear as mud 🤣 Maybe I’ll just use “lies” instead!
I like it because it implies the good guys do EVENTUALLY win and set this shit right.