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_______someone t1_j55baoo wrote

Reply to comment by Few-Ability-7312 in Study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online by giuliomagnifico

According to Google, misinformation is defined by the OED as "false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive".

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denyjunctionfunction t1_j55v4un wrote

So misleading and cherry-picked information is fine so long as it is true (but leaving out context)?

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thechinninator t1_j55vu83 wrote

An unfortunate loophole, but idk how to account for this if you want to keep moderators' personal biases out of the execution

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denyjunctionfunction t1_j55y9jm wrote

A major loophole. I’m willing to bet most of the things that people call misinformation aren’t straight up lies, but just cherry picked information.

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_______someone t1_j56com4 wrote

Misleading and cherry-picked information is inaccurate information.

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denyjunctionfunction t1_j56p0tl wrote

No they aren’t. “Inaccurate” doesn’t deal with context alone. It’s binary in saying it is accurate or not, on a spectrum of how inaccurate/accurate it is. If stats show that X does Y if Z is present, it is not inaccurate to say X does Y. It’s misleading though because the entire context isn’t there, but it is factually correct.

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Akiasakias t1_j55qskc wrote

So they determine not only the "truth" but also mind read your intent.

Given the missteps lately of true stories being labeled misinformation, I don't think there could be a good way to administer this policy, it is flawed.

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resorcinarene t1_j55qbyf wrote

No, misinformation is false or inaccurate information. That's it. Information that is deliberately intended to deceive is disinformation.

Your post is misinformation

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_______someone t1_j56bb3w wrote

By all means go ahead and tell the Oxford English Dictionary that you know better than them when defining a word.

While you're at it, look up the word "especially" in the dictionary and reread the definition quoted in my post.

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Proponentofthedevil t1_j56mlh8 wrote

The definition isn't the issue. Read the question again and figure out what it is asking. Your definition does nothing to figure that out.

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_______someone t1_j57fkw8 wrote

I believe this is the third time I say: it is not my definition.

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Proponentofthedevil t1_j57iq2d wrote

That's not the issue. The definition is just that. Yes, we know that bad info is bad info. The definition doesn't tell us what is misinfo. That's the question. Are you being purposefully obtuse?

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_______someone t1_j57k2ef wrote

Mate, you're debating semantics. I don't make up the words. People do. You got a problem with a word that is less than your standard of certainty? You got a big problem cuz that's most words. Language is not maths. Get over it and get wise.

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