My take on disinformation, its impacts on communities, and limiting its ability to spread to others:

To simplify the recording, I stated that disinformation is intentionally spread info that is incorrect, usually for making a point within an argument. I mentioned that disinformation’s impact is largely dependent on whether people inhibit the chances of it spreading. I also gave my opinion on what allowing the circulation of disinformation leads to within a society.

I never did this in the recording, but I’ll look more at how disinformation works.

Some say there’s a reason that everything happens. Such is true for disinformation. It’s info spread intentionally, meaning there is motivation, be it political, personal, economic, etc., to do it.

The motivation drives the want to create the disinformation, and once it’s finished, it’s spread to places on the internet, social media platforms, and through other methods. However, it’s usually either placed everywhere to get popularity fast or in one place to gradually grow the adherence to the “facts” and cement its dominance and make it last.

If the former happens, everyone sees it and everyone responds. Politicians, activists, celebrities, and more give their opinions, prove it false, and spread it even more in the process. If the latter is chosen, the creation of societies similar to the Flat Earth society arise, where falsehood become common if given enough time. Either way, there’s a chance for it to become “common knowledge” among people.

Now we reach what may or may not be the end. Either the myth dies off and becomes nothing more than a distant memory for most people or it moves on. If it was spread everywhere, it has nowhere else to go. If it was spread only in one place, it may be tweaked by the person who spread it first, then inserted into another community.