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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.38,0:00:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.59,0:00:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Information Polution]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.92,0:00:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The internet gives everyone in society\Na voice in the public sphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.61,0:00:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when anyone can post anything online,\Nthe result is a lot of information.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.27,0:00:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of this is trustworthy,\Nbut a lot of it isn’t.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.15,0:00:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On social media and search platforms,\Nall information is made to look the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.25,0:00:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be hard to tell what is\Nfrom a credible source,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.73,0:00:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as a professional news organization,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.24,0:00:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what is less reliable.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.49,0:00:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social media networks make it easy\Nfor wrong information to spread,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.49,0:00:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means we hear a lot\Nabout the fake news problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.80,0:00:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is fake news, exactly?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.78,0:00:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The phrase gets used to describe\Nall kinds of wrong information,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.92,0:01:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from articles intended to deceive people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.84,0:01:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to misleading memes\Nand clickbait headlines,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.25,0:01:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conspiracy theories.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.30,0:01:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people call news reports\Nthey don’t like "fake news",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.29,0:01:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a way to discredit reliable sources,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.12,0:01:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which only adds to the confusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.93,0:01:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To understand the problem \Nof wrong information online,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.80,0:01:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it helps to define and categorize it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.98,0:01:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,False information\Ncan be sorted into two categories:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.12,0:01:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,misinformation and disinformation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.72,0:01:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Misinformation is wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.81,0:01:34.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the person sharing it\Nbelieves it to be true.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.73,0:01:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While misinformation can be damaging,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.82,0:01:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its intent is not to cause harm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.63,0:01:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Examples could include a factual error
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.44,0:01:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caused by misunderstanding,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.00,0:01:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a manipulated image,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.14,0:01:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a real photo that appears\Nwith a made up story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.23,0:01:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disinformation, on the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.10,0:01:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is deliberately false information
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.84,0:01:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,created and shared to cause harm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.41,0:02:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has the goal of confusing\Npeople about what is true,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.32,0:02:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and influencing how they think and act.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.77,0:02:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a false rumour\Ncirculated about a political candidate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.39,0:02:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that causes others\Nto doubt their trustworthiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.10,0:02:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, all this mis- and disinformation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.50,0:02:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be thought of \Nas information pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.16,0:02:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unreliable stories or posts\Ncan be interesting or funny,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.01,0:02:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or spark an emotion that makes us want\Nto believe and share them with friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.72,0:02:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People contribute to information pollution\Nby sharing false and misleading content.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.62,0:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before believing or sharing\Nsomething, stop and ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.02,0:02:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Who made this, and why?”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.74,0:02:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the first step\Nin combating information pollution
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.62,0:02:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become a more informed citizen.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.78,0:02:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.15,0:02:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Brought to you by CIVIX]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.90,0:02:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[With the support of Canada]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.53,0:02:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Produced by SPACE HEART]