Understanding Misinformation and Disinformation

A person accidentally shares an old weather forecast from last week, thinking it's for today.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

A website publishes a fake story about a celebrity to get more clicks and make money.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

Someone shares a social media post that has wrong information about a school event because they thought it was true.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

A news outlet creates a false report to make a political figure look bad.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

A person sends an email to friends saying the wrong date for a concert because they misread the ticket.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

A video is edited to make it seem like someone said something they never actually said.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

Someone makes up a fake rumor about a new movie to get people to buy tickets.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

A fake website pretends to be a real news site and spreads lies to confuse people.

• Misinformation

• Disinformation

The capital of France is Paris.

• Fact

• Opinion

Pizza tastes better than hamburgers.

• Fact

• Opinion