The term ‘misinformation threat’, although often referred to as a singular warning, actually encompasses a wide range of risks to individuals, societies, and even global stability. Here are the 8 most significant threats associated with misinformation: 1. Misinformed Decision Making The main risk behind misinformation is how it influences our actions. Information drives our opinions, […]

The sad truth is there is no truth. There is only our perception of the world and everything in it through our senses – which can often misguide us (see the myth of perception) – and the tools we build to maximise their reach. How do we then determine what is true if there is

The ‘Horseshoe Theory’ is the idea that the more extreme the political left or right become the more they resemble each other. According to this view, the extreme left and the extreme right, rather than being opposing ends of a linear political spectrum, would therefore actually sit close together and promote systems with important similarities

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