- What is disinformation?
The deliberate creation or sharing of false information to mislead people.
- How does disinformation impact a community?
People use things like social media for info which is full of all sorts of disinformation.
- Find and describe a recent real-world example where disinformation impacted a community.“On 18 October 2016, a video was posted to YouTube that purportedly showed a CNN report about Donald Trump purchasing a car — and two children. This video never aired on CNN, and Donald Trump did not purchase these children (or, presumably, any other). The original video has been circulating since at least August 2015, and featured Trump in a comedy skit. While we have not been able to identify the exact source of this video, audience laughter can be heard at several points, indicating that this was a sketch on a Saturday Night Live.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-buys-children/ - Give an example/share an experience of how disinformation impacted you or your community.A few years ago, a false rumour was spread about me by a student I had known for a couple of years. This impacted my life, and my friends lives as well. This student unfortunately still spreads it today.
How would you help your fellow classmates identify and stop the spread of disinformation?
I would let them know that what they’ve heard isn’t true. If they told anyone that it was true, they should apologize to them for giving out disinformation.