Dictionary.com has revealed its “word of the year,” and it’s “misinformation.”
In explaining the pick, Dictionary.com says:
While the word misinformation has been around since the late 1500s, the nature of how information spreads has gone through drastic transformations over the last decade with the rise of social media. For most individuals on social media, fact-checking is an afterthought, if it is a thought at all, and misinformation thrives.
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