misinformation

misinformation — 名詞

1. information that is not true or correct, spread by people who are mistaken or wh

1.名詞B2
釋義

不實訊息

因誤解或蓄意傳播的錯誤資訊

information that is not true or correct, spread by people who are mistaken or who are trying to deceive others

例句

The government launched a campaign to fight misinformation about the new vaccine.

政府發起了一項運動，打擊關於新疫苗的不實訊息。

collocation: fight misinformation

Rachid checked several news sources before sharing the story to avoid spreading misinformation.

Rachid 在分享那則消息前查了好幾個新聞來源，以避免散播不實訊息。

collocation: spread misinformation

同義詞
  • disinformation

    specifically false information spread with the intention to deceive; narrower and more deliberate than misinformation

  • fake news

    informal; refers to fabricated news stories presented as real journalism, often for political or financial gain

  • propaganda

    information (often biased or misleading) spread by a political group to promote its own viewpoint; more systematic and institutional

反義詞
  • truth

    information that is factual and accurate

  • facts

    verifiable pieces of true information; the opposite of misleading claims

文法句型

misinformation + about + topic

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable — use 'some misinformation' or 'a piece of misinformation', not 'a misinformation'. Misinformation differs from disinformation in that it can be spread without deliberate intent, whereas disinformation is always shared with the goal of deceiving.

常見錯誤

❌I read a misinformation online this morning.
✅I read some misinformation online this morning.
💡misinformation is an uncountable noun and cannot follow 'a'.
❌The article contained many misinformation.
✅The article contained a lot of misinformation.
💡use 'a lot of' or 'much' for uncountable nouns in negative/formal contexts.