The Misinformation Economy: How Can We Rebuild Digital Trust?
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2025 Mitigation Strategy for Combating Misinformation and Disinformation Date: 1/30/2025 Prepared by: M. Nuri Shakoor, SRMP-C | ARAC International Inc. Executive Summary The rapid digitalization of information-sharing has made misinformation and disinformation an escalating global concern, with significant implications for public trust, democratic institutions, national security, public health, and corporate stability . The proliferation of false or misleading information online —whether unintentional (misinformation), deliberate (disinformation), or strategically damaging (malinformation) —has been linked to political polarization, social unrest, financial fraud, and public health crises (Rubin, 2022; Gradon et al., 2021). The COVID-19 pandemic, global elections, and geopolitical conflicts have exacerbated vulnerabilities in digital information ecosystems, revealing gaps in detection, verification, and mitigation frameworks (Bodaghi et al., 2022). This document synth...