Second EOTO

 Blog post #2 about EOTO

                                      Misinformation / Disinformation

    Personally, I believe each EOTO this time around was very interesting and they all tied together in some aspect, but the one that caught my eye the most was the conversation around misinformation and disinformation. In today's society, it is very common for people to believe things that are said because they want too or do not know everything on the topic. This is a problem because rarely anyone does deep research into issues anymore, and just uses what they see or hear as backup for their arguments. 

Disinformation is most knowingly heard as people hearing information that they know is not true, but say it to others or aloud anyway. There are many different ways disinformation appears to us and thats through fake news, theories, frauds, photoshops, and propaganda. What this does is spread fear and suspicion among everyone which messes with the peoples minds. Yes, we know that not everything you read online is true, but numerous people know that and still fall into the mind trick. Cruelty takes a toll on those who do spread disinformation because of the fact you know what you're saying, is not a fact. 

Misinformation also plays into the idea of mind tricking people with having false and inaccurate information be spread, even if the person or place spreading it does not mean to do that. Everyone experiences this because we all make mistakes. At some points in our lives we always think we are right about something and we happen to not be, and thats okay. It becomes a problem when it messes with people's lives, careers, and many other things. Commonly now, misinformation is now spread a lot throughout social media. A great deal of us do this, but with no intent to hurt anyone or cause any harm in general, but unfortunately it happens all the time. 

Ultimately, both disinformation and misinformation has affected society as a whole in numerous ways, in a not so positive light. The lesson people need to learn is how to really do your research before talking about a topic or believing a topic. It has happened too many times in the past years that information has come across wrong or hurt someones life, which is why we all need to be educated on these words and their meanings .