Webmisinformation can appear as rumors, clickbait or junk science (trying to maximize visitors to a webpage or selling “miraculous” products) or in the form of fake.
Webdenialists seek to downplay or distort basic facts about residential schools to shake public confidence and undermine truth and reconciliation efforts, write kisha.
Webpart of our opinion series exploring the american middle, this editorial examines why and how the public has lost trust in today’s polarized news media, and how we can undo.
Webbut distinguishing truth from lies can be a difficult task when every day americans read and hear false “facts”—misinformation—and deliberately misleading.