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被虚假信息包围的世界,如何独善其身
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在我们日益支离破碎的媒体环境中,从虚构的事实中筛选事实,似乎是一件令人困惑的事情。但我们本可以选择不屈于这样的事实。
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What is misinformation vs. disinformation?
Misinformation is information that is misleading or wrong, but not intentionally. It includes everything from a factoid your friend reposted on Facebook to assertionsmade by officials or, yes, even journalists.
虚假信息VS误导信息是什么?
虚假信息是指让人产生错误观念或错误的信息,但不是故意的。从你朋友在脸书上转发的虚假信息到官方(是的,甚至是记者)的断言都包括在内。
Disinformation is more deliberate and is distributed with the intent to confuse, disturb, or provoke. It also includes plausible information shared through devious means, such as a fake Twitter account; done en masse, this can create a skewed impression of popular opinion. A particularly deceptive form of disinformation are “deepfake” videos, with imperceptible alterations in the footage making it appear that someone said or did something that he or she never said or did.
误导信息更多是故意的,以混淆视听、干扰大众或挑起事端为目的而散布的信息。它还包括通过诸如虚假的推特账号等不靠谱的手段分享似是而非的信息;如果都这么