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

  • Written by Lawrence Torcello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too?Which is it?Anton Melnyk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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...

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