Misinformation is information that is incorrect, but not because of a deliberate attempt to mislead. Believers in misinformation are said to be misinformed but not lying. It is commonly confused with disinformation. The spreading of disinformation is a purposeful attempt to spread a known falsehood, whereas misinformation is the result of ignorance (compare with [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disinformation).

Often, misinformation comes from sources that may not be very careful with their research. They may not have picked out biases and may even have interpreted a white lie incorrectly. Overall, this leads to people confusing fact with fiction and can be fairly troublesome at some times.

See also

• Gossip
• Rumor
• Social constructionism

Communication of falsehoods | Social constructionism

誤報