The Disinformation Project
The Disinformation Project is a research group
studying the effects of disinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.
Occupation, 13 February 2022
Misinformation is incorrect or misleading information. Misinformation can exist without specific malicious intent; disinformation is distinct in that it is deliberately deceptive and propagated. Misinformation can include inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or false information as well as selective or half-truths.
A lithograph from the first large scale spread of disinformation in America, the Great Moon Hoax
Harry S. Truman displaying the inaccurate Chicago Tribune headline, an example of misinformation
Promoting more Peer Review to benefit the accuracy in information