> The definition you just gave could be used to justify censorship of any truthful information. Do you not agree that truthful information can sometimes cause

> The definition you just gave could be used to justify censorship of any truthful information. Do you not agree that truthful information can sometimes cause harm? What if I, say, reveal the identities of all CIA agents operating in China? > I can appreciate that factual information could be presented in a dishonest way, but if it is so misleading, how is it not just misinformation? Misinformation and malinformation are two different terms that mean different things: misinformation is never true, and malinformation is always true. If you read my posts, I've been pretty careful to say that I don't necessarily have all the answers to the way different types of information spread across the internet. I just wanted to give some more context to the way researchers discuss these subjects. > The police later released evidence that Floyd had overdosed on fentanyl and most likely died of natural causes I hadn't heard this before, and don't really want to wade into it, but I'll just leave this here: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/25/blog-posting/two-autopsies-found-george-floyds-death-was-homici/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/25/blog-posti...