Topics with Tag: Disinformation

Rebel News, "I won't call it a media organization"

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticized Rebel News for spreading misinformation and disinformation and for sowing division among Canadians, and he has said "I won't call it a media organization". How do we make sense of our world while the quality of our news continues to be diluted?

Disinformation Campaigns

The word disinformation refers to myths and falsehoods that are spread with the intention of sowing distraction, confusion and chaos. And now the internet has given us a pipeline to spread all kinds of information with minimal gatekeeping or fact-checking included. It's a great time to be a spreader of disinformation!