{"id":13508,"date":"2021-07-13T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2021-07-23T07:37:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T23:37:32","slug":"what-is-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2021\/07\/13\/what-is-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Misinformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since the world is plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are often misinformed about the nature of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is mostly due to its ever-evolving nature that is yet to be completely understand by today\u2019s society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Covid-19 pandemic is the perfect example how the society can easily be misinformed due to the spread of vast amount of incorrect and unconfirmed information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term misinformation can be referred to information that is either incorrect or inaccurate and it is often spread widely with people regardless of the intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The misleading information is created or shared without the intention to manipulate or deceive people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most accurate example of this is how people would often share news or information that is yet to be confirmed to be true, before finding out later it is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With technology, you or somebody you know might have shared an article that is believed to be true on social media, but later discover to be a hoax or an outdated information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, misinformation of Covid-19 that surfaces on social media (especially on Facebook) has led certain people in the society to believe that the pandemic may not be real even when they are in their death bed due to the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These days, we frequently see misinformation of Covid-19 that surfaces on social media due to its ever-evolving nature \n(Image source: Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For them, the Covid-19 pandemic is an illusion created by people of power to gain control and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Royal Society Open Science (Vol.7, No.10, 2020), people who are more susceptible to misinformation were less likely to report complying with public health recommendations and less likely to say they\u2019d get vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This then would lead to a bigger issue such as the inability to contain the virus from spreading and preventing the number of cases from decreasing daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An article by Groundview listed 10 types of misinformation (and disinformation) that people should be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n