Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News Teach-Out

Cliff Lampe, Professor at U-M School of Information, describes three characteristics of social media that enable it to play a specialized role in spreading misinformation: micro-targeted communication, messages that elicit emotional responses, and the multivariate aspects of platforms that permit information to be delivered from multiple directions.

Reflection: How do your behaviors in receiving and sharing information differ when the messages are sourced from media vs. social media?