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Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too?

By Lawrence Torcello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology

The impact of disinformation and misinformation has become impossible to ignore. Whether it is denial about climate change, conspiracy theories about elections, or misinformation about vaccines, the pervasiveness of social media has given “alternative facts” an influence previously not possible.

Bad information isn’t just a practical problem…

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