Evaluating and fact checking information: Misinformation and Disinformation

Disinformation is fake, false, misleading or inaccurate information that is deliberately created and shared with the intention to mislead others. For example, for political or financial gain.  

Fake news could start out as disinformation, that is news that has been deliberately made up and shared to mislead others. With this news, it can eventually end up being misinformation as people have shared false content accidentally who haven't evaluated and fact-checked the source and are disseminating inaccurate information. 

These are stories or false facts that are deliberately created to mislead readers and to promote a biased point of view or particular political set of ideas or agenda. 

Misinformation is false, misleading or inaccurate information that may not have been created deliberately to deceive or mislead others. The story may have been inadvertently created.

Bots and trolls are key players in the sharing of false news.

Bots are fake accounts that are programmed to spread a story to as many people as possible. Bots can automatically generate messages, advocate ideas, act as a follower of users and to gain followers itself.

Trolls are real persons with real accounts who like to post negative comments, harass, tease, torment and intimidate other people online but hide behind the computer screen or mobile phone. Trolls are actual people who leave provocative, offensive and hurtful messages on the internet in order to get attention, cause trouble or upset someone.

Infographics source: Groundviews.com

https://groundviews.org/2018/05/12/infographic-10-types-of-mis-and-disinformation/