[Music] every day we receive information from a range of media sources but how can we make sure that what we're consuming is reliable and accurate with these steps you will be better prepared to make sense of the different kinds of information you encounter you will learn how to identify the three main types of unreliable and in accurate news and these can all cause harm and distress we will start with identifying dis information this is information that is false and deliberately created to harm a person a social group an organization or a country one example of
disinformation is the false claim that the coronavirus was created in a lab in Wuhan China this is clear disinformation because suggesting covet 19 was intentionally created in China to cause destruction is untrue and the World Health Organization publicly verified this is not how the disease originated the person who posted this originally knew this and deliberately shared this false information anyway the second turn is called miss information this is information that is false but not created with the intention of causing harm even celebrities can get it wrong when Co vid 19 spread to Europe rumors emerged
that 5g could cause harm this was shared by prominent celebrities who didn't realize it was false reliable scientists have debunked this rumour stating that there is no evidence 5g causes any damage to humans at all the third term is called mal information mal information is when accurate information is shared to cause harm often by moving private information into the public sphere such as secrets or private images remember information can be videos and images not just text now you know the key terms misinformation disinformation and mal information if you spot any online make sure you report
it and most important don't share it
