Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWhy fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social mediawww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down111cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 days agoIs there an intuitive way to tell the difference? I tried to think of other places where dis- vs mis- is used, but we only ever seem to use one: miscommunicate vs discommunicate misinterested vs disinterested misunderstood vs disunderstood
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoLike Venator said, misinformation is where someone spreads false information that they incorrectly believed was true. Disinformation is when someone spreads false information that they know is false with the intent to deceive.
Is there an intuitive way to tell the difference?
I tried to think of other places where dis- vs mis- is used, but we only ever seem to use one:
discommunicatemisinterestedvs disinteresteddisunderstoodLike Venator said, misinformation is where someone spreads false information that they incorrectly believed was true. Disinformation is when someone spreads false information that they know is false with the intent to deceive.