Types of Misleading Information

Information that is false and deliberately created to harm a person, social group, organization or country.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

• Malinformation

Information that is false, not created with the intention of causing harm but can be used to harm.

• Misinformation

• Malinformation

• Disinformation

Information that is based on reality, used to inflict harm on a person, organization, or country.

• Misinformation

• Malinformation

• Disinformation

Adopted to manage attitudes, values and knowledge.

• Propaganda

• Clickbait

• Satire

• Pseudoscience

Tries to explain simply complex realities as response to fear or uncertainty.

• Bogus

• Clickbait

• Conspiracy theory

• Partisan

Advertising made to look like editorial.

• Propaganda

• Bogus

• Pseudoscience

• Sponsored content

Partisan is prejudice in favour of a particular cause.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Misrepresents real scientific studies with exaggerated or false claims.

• Partisan

• Pseudoscience

• Satire

Tries to explain simply complex realities as response to fear or uncertainty.

• Conspiracy theory

• Clickbait

• Satire

Satire is social commentary or humour that varies in quality and intended meaning may not be apparent.

• TRUE

• FALSE