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Misinformation
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Misinformation is information that is incorrect, but not because of a deliberate attempt to mislead. Believers in misinformation are said to be misinformed but not lying. It is commonly confused with disinformation. The spreading of dis-information is a purposeful attempt to spread a known falsehood, whereas mis-information is the result of ignorance (compare [1] with [2]).
Often, misinformation comes from sources that may not be very careful with their research, or have poor communication skills. They may not have picked out biases and may even have interpreted a white lie incorrectly. Overall, this leads to people confusing fact with fiction and can be fairly troublesome at some times.
