Unit 11 - Fighting Misinformation Flashcards
misinformation
spread of false info, without intend to mislead
disinformation
spread of info with knowledge it is false, with intent to harm
debunking
counter messaging to expel a myth or falsehood that people have already been exposed to
prebunking
exposing people to small unharmful doses of misinformation alongside strong counter messages to navigation misinformation
health literacy
ability to access, understand and communicate information as a way to promote health in ones life span
debunking advantages
- easy to show evidence based info
- appealing to scientific consensus
- easily accessible
debunking limitations
- could backfire to having people believe even more
- may increase familiarity with myth
two parts of prebunking
- warning people they may be mislead by false info
- show them watered down version and then strong counterargument
prebunking advantages
- large evidence base
- effect across education levels
- non-accusatory
prebunking limitations
- predicting misinfo tatics is hard
- limited evidence on how well works in real world
comperhensive school health
reinforce health education learned in school
people with better health literacy have better what
better health outcomes
- chronic and infectious
- stress
- injury
etc
three P’s
politics
polices
pendulum swings
politics
political actors, parties, etc, that can distort into to control public opinion pr discredit opposition
polices
misinfo thrives when politics are unclear
pendulum swings
public trust fluctuates over time creating openings for misinfo campaigns
common misinfo stuff
vaccines
diets and exercise
misinfo spread
social media
- click bait
- algorithms
- popularity
- catchy content
word of mouth
are all arthogriums the same
No. they each prioritize own things.
- facebook
- twitter
- tiktoc
- instagram
PAUSE approach to misinfo
P - ponder source
A - analyze content
U - understand the evidence
S - seek verification
E - evaluate outcome
