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Information Disorder: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Malinformation
The hosts review definitions of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation as categorized by the organization First Draft. They use these definitions to analyze the Scott Adams controversy and the "It's okay to be white" meme. Adam Curry classifies Adams' actions as pure manipulation rather than falling strictly into one of the three information categories.
The hosts analyze the definitions of "information disorder" provided by the organization First Draft: disinformation (intentionally false), misinformation (unintentionally false), and malinformation (true information used to cause harm). They argue that the term "malinformation" is being used to censor true facts—such as statistics on single motherhood or geriatric pregnancy—that are deemed "harmful" to certain political narratives.
A local news segment defines "Information Disorder" through three categories: Disinformation (intentionally false), Misinformation (unintentionally false), and Malinformation (genuine information shared to cause harm). The example given for malinformation is the leaking of DNC emails in 2016. The hosts critique this definition, noting that "malinformation" allows the government to ban the truth if it is deemed harmful to their interests.
