Misinformation - Information Matters

It’s tricky for people to agree on what counts as quality information. We see this every day with echo chambers on social media, where everyone has their own idea of what’s true or important. This suggests that information quality is a product of our own, individual minds—one that is best captured in “like,” “love,” “haha,” and “wow” buttons on social media. But our research suggests there’s a way to get people on the same page about information quality, and it involves making some changes to how we assess and share information online.

Frontiers

March 29, 2024 Lubna Daraz

Unmasking Health Myths: Crafting Quality Standards Against Online Misinformation and Disinformation.

COVID-19 has become the catalyst of health MIDI (misinformation and disinformation) on the World Wide Web. It is difficult for people to know what to believe. If people act on wrong information, their health may get worse. We need to be ready when the next health emergency comes. We need to know how to find good health information.

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March 19, 2024 Nafiz Zaman Shuva

Misinformation, Disinformation, or Information Crafting?

As many countries, including Australia, Canada, and the U.S., regularly welcome immigrants with diverse backgrounds, it is essential to understand whether immigrants moving to a new country can make informed decisions by consulting formal information agencies such as the immigration ministry. What information sources do immigrants consult to gather information about their life in a new country? How helpful are they in making informed decisions about life in their host country? What information is shared with immigrants by formal information agencies such as the immigration consultants?

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September 12, 2023 Nicole A. Cooke

The Colors of Disinformation

If we think about phrases, cliches, or old adages in the English language, many of them are rooted in a color, or the lack thereof. Many of these phrases also speak to the phenomenon of disinformation, its spread, and its entrenchment in our daily lives. This short essay will introduce several such colorful phrases.

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April 5, 2023 Kate McDowell

Storytelling Dynamics and Misinformation: the Bad S-DIKW Framework

How do we know if a story is accurate or inaccurate, rational or exaggerated, correct or misleading, especially when an untrue story may be more gripping than the truth? Telling true stories, or truthful storytelling, requires a set of abilities for transforming data or information into story form, which can be related to various levels of the DIKW hierarchy.

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January 6, 2023 Benjamin D. Horne

Is Automated Content Moderation Going to Solve Our Misinformation Problems?

Will automated content moderation work? Researchers and software engineers have made great strides in building automated content moderation tools, but these tools are not good enough yet, and are prone to making mistakes.

Editorial

November 10, 2022 Chirag Shah

Pulling the Curtain from AI Illusions

Many AI systems, especially those generating texts and images are starting to give an impression that they understand and even feel things. This illusion create misinformation and misdirection.

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May 27, 2022 Xiwei Wang

A Rumor Reversal Model of Online Health Information during the Covid-19 Epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic has profoundly changed the global economy and society, bringing all individuals and organizations into the VUCA era—an era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.

InfoFire Multimedia

April 5, 2022 Shalini Urs

Science Communication, Research Data, and COVID-19: A Fireside Chat with Gagandeep Kang

Listen to Dr. Gagandeep Kang and her story in this episode of InfoFire, the fireside chat series from Information Matters. Dr. Kang takes us through her life’s journey, how her parents instilled the mandate to work, her passion for biology, and her student life at CMC Vellore, which shaped her thoughts and career.