When you receive content recommendations on any website or social network, it’s often because an algorithm presents information based on your profile information. Unfortunately, although algorithms are getting smarter and smarter, they don’t check content for accuracy. This is particularly problematic with social media: These networks surface countless pieces of information for their users every day and have access to almost unlimited content including user posts, news articles, ads and sponsored content. While posts and articles may accidentally spread misinformation, ads and sponsored content can be used to target you deliberately with disinformation to manipulate you, making it essential you know how to identify misinformation.

您在任何网站或社交网络上收到的内容推荐，基本都是算法根据您的个人资料信息而显示的。不幸的是，尽管算法越来越聪明，但它们仍无法检查内容的准确性。这对于社交媒体而言，尤其成问题：它们每天都会为用户提供无数的信息，并且可以访问几乎无限的内容，包括用户帖子、新闻文章、广告和赞助内容。尽管帖子和文章可能会意外地传播错误信息，但广告和赞助内容却可以用于故意散播错误信息以操纵用户。因此，如何辨别错误信息对您十分重要。