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Conservative commentator Larry Elder reacts to the Scott Adams story by jokingly "re-identifying as white" to avoid being in a "hate group." The hosts discuss Elder's use of "malinformation"—true facts used to cause harm or push a specific agenda. Elder criticizes Barack Obama for failing to bring the country together racially and instead "acting stupidly" regarding police incidents.
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.
