Since our recent infodemic, I’ve embraced fighting misinformation mayhem as a mission. And fortunately I’m not the only one. There are many promising developments. At the same time, we’re learning more about the consequences of misinformation and disinformation. The Content Science team and I have rounded up what’s happening to share with you so we can both celebrate progress and realize how much work lies ahead.

Reach and Impact of Misinformation / Disinformation

Preventing Misinformation / Disinformation

We’re seeing more results from research exploring techniques to stop it and more perspectives from a range of stakeholders.

Improving Online + Civic Literacy

Fact checking sites like Politifact and Snopes are still going strong (thank goodness), and more organizations are working to help people recognize or sidestep misinformation.

Increasing Accountability for Platforms + Industries

I’m never in favor of excessive regulation. But we can’t have the free-for-all we witnessed during the pandemic on social media and with crypto. So I’m glad to see more steps toward accountability for platforms and industries that have proven they can’t govern themselves effectively.

So, cheers to the progress we’re making in understanding and fighting misinformation. I look forward to more.

The Author

A content expert and Star Wars fan, Colleen Jones is the president of Content Science, an award-winning firm where she and her team have advised or trained hundreds of the world’s leading organizations to become Jedis of content-led transformation. Colleen also served as the fractional head of content at Mailchimp during its high-growth period before its $12 billion acquisition by Intuit.

A passionate entrepreneur, Colleen has led Content Science to develop the content intelligence software ContentWRX, publish the online magazine Content Science Review, and offer online certifications and training through Content Science Academy.

The third edition of her top-rated book The Content Advantage recently launched worldwide. She has earned recognition as a top LinkedIn voice and as a top instructor for LinkedIn Learning, where her courses have reached hundreds of thousands of professionals. Follow Colleen on LinkedIn.

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