Misinformation vs. disinformation: What to know about each form of false information, and how to spot them online
“According to Southwell, if you come across information with the following characteristics, you should consider it suspicious:
- If it seems too good to be true
- If it plays to your own implicit biases
- If it elicits either extreme positive or negative emotions
- If it’s not properly sourced, or the stats appear out of date
The best, baseline way to interrogate a source of information is to check:
- The author
- The organization
- The date it was published
- The evidence
- What other sources say
“Always try to figure out where the information is coming from,””
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