Webthis paper aims to explore: 1) how information disorder, in particular, disinformation and misinformation, are being disseminated through social media and instant messaging platforms to influence public opinion; 2)how states respond to disinformation and misinformation; 3) malaysia’s disinformation and misinformation landscape and 4). Weba new study finds that newsguard's credibility ratings for news sites helped steer the most frequent consumers of misinformation towards more reliable outlets. Webthe role of ethical journalism in the new and quickly evolving social media environment is to ensure that shared information in news stories is reliable, objective, and accurate. Challenges to achieve that goal are as vast as automated journalism and other algorithmic apps that can produce and distribute news stories. Webbut what’s also true is that fighting disinformation and misinformation isn’t something we can do alone. Collaboration between academics, policymakers, publishers, and technology companies is key. Academic research has shown it to be effective against a variety of false narratives, from white supremacist hate speech to covid vaccine misinformation. Founded in 1997, newseumed bears an appropriate name considering its longevity. It has been a free resource for educating users about misinformation for more than two decades. Newseumed users can access videos, lesson plans, interactive experiences, and other tools centered around the topic of media literacy. Webin an effort to decentralize the fight against online misinformation, mit researchers developed the trustnet browser extension, which empowers individuals to assess the accuracy of any content on any website, and also view content assessments from people they trust. Webbroadcast giant and online leader gma network, through its digital strategy and innovation lab, has won at the latest round of the google news initiative (gni) asia pacific innovation challenge for a project aimed at fighting misinformation. Webadblock plus is a browser extension and app that blocks advertisements and websites through the use of filtering lists. The tool automatically whitelists ads that meet the acceptable ads standards — so ads can avoid being blocked on this platform by adhering to those standards. Webthe sharing of misinformation on social media—including, but not limited to, blatantly false political ‘fake news’ and misleading hyperpartisan content—has become a major focus of public.
