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Stop MisinformationUsing Fukushima Disaster as a Study Case
kaichu wu
Define: Misinformation
“Misinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally. It is distinguished from disinformation which is intended to mislead.”
~ Misinfomraiton, Wikipedia
Fukushima Disaster, March, 2011 Anti-Nuclear Protest in Taiwan, March, 2013
Anti-Nuclear Protest in Taiwan, March, 2013
As an information designer,what can I do to stop nuclear power?
“What if Taiwan’s Nuclear Power Plant goes wrong?”, made by ?
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How many protestors have already been influenced by misinformation?
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As an information designer,what can I do to stop nuclear power misinformation?
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself,you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”
~ Sun Tzu, Art of War
How much information can I find about misinformation?
Fukushima Fallout Map, Google Images Search Result
Step 1. Find a good study case
“RED ALERT!...... Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Has Exploded!...”12/03/2011
“More than one expert has noted that information available to the public is way behind actual events in Japan.“13/03/2011
“I have been opposed to nuclear power of any sort, at least as it currently has been designed and constructed, ever since the in-cident at Three Mile Island way back in 1979:”12/03/2011
Step 2. Finding the Author
“RED ALERT!...... Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Has Exploded!...”12/03/2011
“More than one expert has noted that information available to the public is way behind actual events in Japan.“13/03/2011
“I have been opposed to nuclear power of any sort, at least as it currently has been designed and constructed, ever since the in-cident at Three Mile Island way back in 1979:”12/03/2011
“A lulzy hoax born on 4chan. So many idiots have been trolled by these images and other hype that now there is a shortage of potassium iodine for the people who actually need it in Japan.”17/03/2011
Step 2. Finding the Author
Ivanivanich:
Take it back now for the bombs u dropped on them !
Ivanivanich:
^^ LMAO
Anonymous:
Hey California. U MAD?
Anonymous:
^ the madness and retardation has started...
Step 2. Finding the Author
Information Misinformation
Open Internet What the hack is it?
Close CommunityWe knew it is a joke.
Maybe I can stop the spread of misinformation by showing the original context.
Information Misinformation
Open Internet What the hack is it?
Close CommunityWe knew it is a joke.
Google Images Search, Search by Image
Step 3. Extracting all the possible information from Google Images Search
Google Images Search, Search by Image
from Google
1. URL to Image Source Page2. URL to Image
The IP Address of Image Host
from locatorhq.com
The Geological Information, llike Latitude and Longitudeof Image Host
from the image host
The “Last Modified Date” of the Image
Step 3. Extracting all the possible information from Google Images Search
Step 3. Extracting all the possible information from Google Images Search
Misinformatino might be more popular than information?
How long does it take to cool down misinformation?
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By this tool, I can trace the most popular image host and trace the possible turning point.
Time for manual investigation again...
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