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2024-01-18 13:55:27 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 56B5CA8166BB7552718553BFB0496D5C094F82A5A14126267CA9DA73411263FA
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This is, by definition, not “disinformation.” This is unintentional “misinformation” at best. Professional journalism has standards because they make corrections when they make mistakes. This small datapoint correction being corrected is them doing their jobs for readers. https://www.dictionary.com/e/misinformation-vs-disinformation-get-informed-on-the-difference/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/03/the-corrections-dilemma-admitting-your-mistakes-increases-accuracy-but-reduces-audience-trust-a-new-study-finds/
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