How Online Misinformation Exploits ‘Information Voids’网络虚假信息如何利用“信息真空”

The past year， described as the biggest election year in recorded history， is considered to be one of the biggest years for the spreading of misinformation and disinformation. Both refer to misleading content， but disinformation is deliberately generated. Political parties have long competed for voter approval and subjected their differing policies to public scrutiny. But the difference now is that online search and social media enable claims and counterclaims to be made almost endlessly.

过去的一年被称为有史以来最重大的选举年，也被认为是错误信息和虚假信息传播最为严重的年份之一。（剩余6036字）