Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it

Sat, 3 Sep 2022 03:28:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/three-reasons-why-disinformation-is-so-pervasive-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-188457>

"Donald Trump derided any critical news coverage as “fake news” and his
unwillingness to concede the 2020 presidential election eventually led to the
January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

For years, radio host Alex Jones denounced the parents of children slaughtered
in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newton, Connecticut as “crisis actors”. On
August 5, 2022 he was ordered by a jury to pay more than US$49 million in
damages to two families for defamation.

These are in no way isolated efforts to flood the world’s media with dishonest
information or malicious content. Governments, organisations and individuals
are spreading disinformation for profit or to gain a strategic advantage.

But why is there so much disinformation? And what can we do to protect
ourselves?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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