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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The difference is, that with lies, you have to know it is untrue and say it anyway, where with misinformation, there is a possibility that the one telling it believes it is true.

Well that is how I understand the word lying defined: Say something you know is not true in order to manipulate others.

Or again different said: a lie is always misinformation, but misinformation is not always a lie.

Hope that is understandable ๐Ÿ˜‡

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

That is why I try to think now in terms of disinformation, more than merely misinformation, when it seems intentional.