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Cancel culture is a term used to describe a cultural phenomena in which individuals control which opinions are acceptable and therefore can be expressed, and which aren’t and therefore should not be voiced. Borrowing the term coined by George Orwell, it relies on a ‘thought police’ comprised of civilians. Punishment in this case is social […]

Paltering is a type of misinformation where the audience is misled by the truth (yes, you’ve read it right!). It usually happens when someone tells a story that, albeit factually correct, is incomplete in content or in angle. Many stories give the audience an incomplete and cherry-picked selection of true facts, omitting any or most

Social groups are groups of individuals defined by any set of similar characteristics. Those characteristics can be about who they are – i.e. their demographics, such as origin, income, age and ethnicity – or what they believe – their interests, for example. A group-defining interest doesn’t need to be something the group benefits from directly

Disinformation is a technical term used for misinformation (or ‘fake news’) when the misleading element is intentional. Usually, this happens when the person, newspaper or organisation behind it wants to actively manipulate their audience into thinking or acting in a way that benefits them, the individuals or organisations connected to them, or even more broadly

Misinformation (or ‘fake news’) is any inaccurate, incomplete or misleading piece of information published or posted by any people, newspaper or organisation. Contrary to common belief, misinformation doesn’t have to be a plain lie or a fully fabricated fact (see Is fake news really fake?). It can also be a hand-picked selection of true facts