SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: MIS DIS OR MAL INFORMATION QUIZ
Jennifer LaGarde
Created on April 2, 2021
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MIS, DIS & MAl Information
MIS
DIS
MAL
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Your cousin, who suffers with migraines, shares this meme on facebook as a semi-serious joke about how long they've been waiting for headache relief. Is this an example of...
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Bingo. Even though this meme falsley implies that the rate at which COVID vaccines were created makes them unsafe, because your cousin shared it as a comment on migraine treatment, and didn't intend to amplify false content, it's an example of MISinformation!
MIS
DIS
MAL
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Your cousin creates this meme as a way to amplify a conspiracy theory they read about online. They are aware that others dispute this claim, but continue to believe the conspiracies. Is this an example of...
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Bravo! Because this meme was created to intentionally spread false content, it's an example of DISinformation. Knowingly creating content to spread untruths (even if you believe them to be accurate) is DIS information.
MAL
MIS
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Your cousin (you have a lot of cousins!) uses this photo out of context to spread false information about COVID vaccines. Is this an example of...
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Right. The difference here is that the photo is accurate, but the context is changed to fuel distrust in COVID-19 vaccines. MALinformation always contains an element of truth/fact.
MIS
DIS
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Your cousin creates this meme leaving out the fact that only 37% of those surveyed responded and less than 10% of those thought this drug had potential in treating COVID19. Is this an example of...
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MIS
MAL
DIS
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Your cousin creates this meme to fuel anti Asian hate related to COVID19. Is this an example of....
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IN ADDITION TO THE EXAMPLES WE'VE EXPLORED...
MISinformation
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DISinformation
MALinformation
images or videos that are fabricated to make it seem as though a person said or did something they did not.
personal, private information is added to false content in order to cause harm (putting the person whose information is shared at risk).
unintential, careless mistakes made when information is shared before all the facts are known.
Can also include...
IT'S COMPLICATED
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As you may have already noticed, context and intention are important when identifying MIS, DIS and MAL information. One meme, for example, can potentially represent all three types of false content depending on:
- who shared it and...
- their role in creating it and/or
- their intent to do harm.