Dictionary.com chooses ‘misinformation’ as word of the year:
Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com's word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honor by Oxford Dictionaries in these tumultuous times. Jane Solomon, a linguist-in-residence at Dictionary, said in a recent interview that her site's choice of “mis” over “dis” was deliberate, intended to serve as a “call to action” to be vigilant in the battle against fake news, flat earthers and anti-vaxxers, among other conduits.
The Weird and Disturbing World of Chinese Livestreamers:
The documentary 'People's Republic of Desire' features popular Chinese livestreamers making thousands of dollars from their videos- and the shadowy figures funding them. A young Chinese woman sits in front of a video camera attached to her computer.
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