Misinform
verb
To give wrong or misleading information.
The media was accused of misinforming the public about the elections.
Often appears as...
- misinform the public
- misinform the conversation
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To give wrong or misleading information.
The media was accused of misinforming the public about the elections.
Often appears as...
- misinform the public
- misinform the conversation
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'misinform' suggests a harmful intent or a negative impact on the receiver.
Politicians who misinform voters damage democracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintentional Misuse
Sometimes 'misinform' is used wrongly to describe accidental misinformation without malicious intent.
He misinformed me about the schedule, not knowing it had changed.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemma
'Misinform' is often at the center of ethical discussions about responsibility and truth.
A journalist must not misinform the public, even under pressure.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'misinform' suggests a harmful intent or a negative impact on the receiver.
Politicians who misinform voters damage democracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintentional Misuse
Sometimes 'misinform' is used wrongly to describe accidental misinformation without malicious intent.
He misinformed me about the schedule, not knowing it had changed.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemma
'Misinform' is often at the center of ethical discussions about responsibility and truth.
A journalist must not misinform the public, even under pressure.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'misinform' suggests a harmful intent or a negative impact on the receiver.
Politicians who misinform voters damage democracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Unintentional Misuse
Sometimes 'misinform' is used wrongly to describe accidental misinformation without malicious intent.
He misinformed me about the schedule, not knowing it had changed.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemma
'Misinform' is often at the center of ethical discussions about responsibility and truth.
A journalist must not misinform the public, even under pressure.
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Why Brexit happened --...
than they actually are. So we have to address this misinformation, the gap between perception and reality on key aspects of globalization. And that can't just be something that's left to our schools, although that's important to begin at an early age. It has to be about lifelong civic participation
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
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How false news can...
that aggregate or rereport stories were relatively rare compared to today. The speed with which information spreads now has created the ideal conditions for a phenomenon known as circular reporting. This is when publication A publishes misinformation, publication B reprints it,
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How reliable is your...
And so what these studies are showing is that when you feed people misinformation about some experience that they may have had, you can distort or contaminate or change their memory. Well out there in the real world, misinformation is everywhere. We get misinformation
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Why you don't need 8...
it won't make you feel more energetic. It might, however, make you have to pee a lot. Many people don't understand the biology behind their bodies. There's a lot of misinformation out there. But the truth is that when you understand how your systems function,
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A Skeptic’s Guide to...
and regardless you won't get kovid just from coming into contact with a bat with some misinformation claimed bats could give people covet even though it was wrong that blame game has had real and devastating effects on bats all over the world
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How the pandemic will...
You seem to do a good job sort of shrugging this off, but really, like, who else has ever been in this position? How are you managing this? What on earth world are we in that this kind of misinformation can be out there?
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Do politics make us...
and evaluate it analytically. In your own groups, try to make fact-checking and questioning assumptions a valued part of the culture. Warning people that they might have been presented with misinformation can also help.
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How you can help...
and that of the people they love. And if you spend as enough time as I have looking at misinformation, you know that this is just one example of many that taps into people's deepest fears and vulnerabilities.
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We need more women...
the news back into balance second let's continue to push social media companies to provide tools to combat harassment and misinformation and third let's take action ourselves by spreading newsworthy
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Why Brexit happened --...
than they actually are. So we have to address this misinformation, the gap between perception and reality on key aspects of globalization. And that can't just be something that's left to our schools, although that's important to begin at an early age. It has to be about lifelong civic participation
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
Video examples
How false news can...
that aggregate or rereport stories were relatively rare compared to today. The speed with which information spreads now has created the ideal conditions for a phenomenon known as circular reporting. This is when publication A publishes misinformation, publication B reprints it,
Video examples
How reliable is your...
And so what these studies are showing is that when you feed people misinformation about some experience that they may have had, you can distort or contaminate or change their memory. Well out there in the real world, misinformation is everywhere. We get misinformation
Video examples
Why you don't need 8...
it won't make you feel more energetic. It might, however, make you have to pee a lot. Many people don't understand the biology behind their bodies. There's a lot of misinformation out there. But the truth is that when you understand how your systems function,
Video examples
A Skeptic’s Guide to...
and regardless you won't get kovid just from coming into contact with a bat with some misinformation claimed bats could give people covet even though it was wrong that blame game has had real and devastating effects on bats all over the world
Video examples
How the pandemic will...
You seem to do a good job sort of shrugging this off, but really, like, who else has ever been in this position? How are you managing this? What on earth world are we in that this kind of misinformation can be out there?
Video examples
Do politics make us...
and evaluate it analytically. In your own groups, try to make fact-checking and questioning assumptions a valued part of the culture. Warning people that they might have been presented with misinformation can also help.
Video examples
How you can help...
and that of the people they love. And if you spend as enough time as I have looking at misinformation, you know that this is just one example of many that taps into people's deepest fears and vulnerabilities.
Video examples
We need more women...
the news back into balance second let's continue to push social media companies to provide tools to combat harassment and misinformation and third let's take action ourselves by spreading newsworthy
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Nick Saban
American Coach
One of these days when I'm finished coaching at Alabama, I'll write an authorized book because there's only one expert on my life, and guess who that is... me. And there won't be any misinformation. There won't be any false statements. There won't be any hearsay. There won't be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
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Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
None of us should play party to any corporate warfare. We cannot become pawns in the hands of corporate giants' warfare to constantly bully the government, to throw misinformation to the public, tell part-truth and part-story to the public.
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Censorship no longer works by hiding information from you; censorship works by flooding you with immense amounts of misinformation, of irrelevant information, of funny cat videos, until you're just unable to focus.
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Norman Borlaug
American Scientist
It's a free society. But don't tell the world that we can feed the present population without chemical fertilizer. That's when this misinformation becomes destructive.
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Adam Conover
American Comedian
I think that at the end of the day correcting misinformation and questioning what we think we know as a habit of mind is incredibly important.
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Brianna Keilar
Australian Journalist
Misinformation is a virus unto itself. And Fox News is the vector.
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David Brock
American Author
During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established.
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James Daly
American Actor
You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.
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Djuna Barnes
American Novelist
The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.
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Ken Starr
American Lawyer
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
One of these days when I'm finished coaching at Alabama, I'll write an authorized book because there's only one expert on my life, and guess who that is... me. And there won't be any misinformation. There won't be any false statements. There won't be any hearsay. There won't be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
Quote examples
Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
None of us should play party to any corporate warfare. We cannot become pawns in the hands of corporate giants' warfare to constantly bully the government, to throw misinformation to the public, tell part-truth and part-story to the public.
Quote examples
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Censorship no longer works by hiding information from you; censorship works by flooding you with immense amounts of misinformation, of irrelevant information, of funny cat videos, until you're just unable to focus.
Quote examples
Norman Borlaug
American Scientist
It's a free society. But don't tell the world that we can feed the present population without chemical fertilizer. That's when this misinformation becomes destructive.
Quote examples
Adam Conover
American Comedian
I think that at the end of the day correcting misinformation and questioning what we think we know as a habit of mind is incredibly important.
Quote examples
Brianna Keilar
Australian Journalist
Misinformation is a virus unto itself. And Fox News is the vector.
Quote examples
David Brock
American Author
During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established.
Quote examples
James Daly
American Actor
You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.
Quote examples
Djuna Barnes
American Novelist
The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.
Quote examples
Ken Starr
American Lawyer
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
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