What differentiates misinformation from disinformation is the intent of the person or outlet sharing it. In the previously cited study from Indiana University, misinformation is classified as “false or misleading content including hoaxes, conspiracy theories, fabricated reports, click-bait headlines, and even satire.” Misinformation is not deliberately intended to deceive. Instead, it aims to shape or change public opinion on a given topic.
Disinformation
Disinformation can be spread using many of the same tactics as misinformation—hoaxes, click-bait, fabricated reports. Disinformation is created to deceive. Chadwick and Vaccari’s study found that 24.8% of their respondents shared a news story they either thought was made up when they saw it or knew was exaggerated.
The Internet is switching, meaning has not changed the ways it's created and spread fake news is a related process that involves making and talking contacted others have produced passing off as real news
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Capitalizing on social media to get as much attention as possible this situation, explains how purveyors of fake news operate and how fake news is created, it provides a step by step guide to how fake news producers utilize the Internet, and social media
