Misinformation Glossary

Browse 3 misinformation terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Misinformation Terms

Brandolini's Law: The principle that refuting nonsense takes much more effort than producing it, often invoked in online technical arguments.
Deepfake: Synthetic media created using deep learning that convincingly replaces a person's likeness in images or video. Named after a Reddit user who popularized...
Fake News: False or misleading information presented in the style of legitimate news. In digital culture the term became widely used in debates about misinformation,...