Misinformation vs. Disinformation: How to Tell the Difference 🧠

On social media, it's frighteningly easy to unwittingly spread both misinformation and disinformation. But which is which?<br />According to Business Insider, misinformation is just information that's incorrect, false, or wrong. For example, the idea that 5G networks cause cancer.<br />People often post and forward articles making such claims, even though it's been proven that 5G signals cannot harm the body.<br />Disinformation, on the other hand, is just lies that are deliberately placed in the media to deceive others.<br />Unsubstantiated rumors, gossip, or claims of grand conspiracy can also count as pieces of disinformation.<br />Misinformation can turn into disinformation when it's still shared by individuals or groups who spread it to cast doubt or stir divisiveness.