Carbonel, Junmark M.

October 25, 2022

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Living in this era where chaos and many problems have seemingly taken over our country, there
are many situations that evade the real essence of justice and peace. My chosen issue has been very
rampant to the society even years back but this year, 2022, made these issues be on the hot seat on every
news and in every area of our country and specifically, my community. This issue knows no specific
gender, sex, religion, point of view, preference, class, and any thing that divides people. Every person can
be a victim of this issue that evade unto them internally and externally. My chosen issue is the spread of
MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, and MALINFORMATION. Before I get into the main part of this
essay, let me first define and differentiate the three (3). Misinformation is where the content is false,
misleading, or taken out of context and shared without the intent to harm. Disinformation, on the other
hand, is purposefully false or misleading content created with an intent to deceive or cause harm. While
Malinformation is a genuine information that is shared with the main purpose of causing harm. These
three (3) are used interchangeably by people without knowing that every one of them has their own
specific definitions and specification involved.

I strongly believe that there is no good thing about the spreading of Misinformation,
Disinformation, and Malinformation as it not abides with the rule of law, man, and nature. It may on the
part that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, or the concept of freedom of speech, but let’s all
remember that we all have that Limited Freedom to use because we are ought to prevent actions that
might endanger the lives of many may it be on its physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual aspect
of an individual. Spreading such news or information in these manners has no good. It doesn’t have to do
with the growth and success of a person. Therefore, I firmly agree with the fact that Misinformation,
Disinformation, and Malinformation should be prevented and even stopped in our society.

Obviously, the spreading of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation is a bad thing on

every side of a coin. Why every side of the coin? This is because this action mainly evades the justice and
peace not just an individual but the whole society as the news is fake-coated. The simple spread, accept,
internalize, and tolerate such information which you know is fake is already a bad thing or a red flag to an
individual. This is why we should know how to filter idea or messages we share, accept, and put into
action as it affects our whole being. Our actions and thoughts affect our individuality holistically.

I honestly don’t find any interesting facts or any interesting idea with this concept. But one thing
that doesn’t leave my mind with regards to this is the question, How can people do such things like this,
amidst of all the happenings in our country? I am still wondering, weren’t they informed that the news
that they were spreading is fake? Or someone told them to do it in exchange for a money? Or they just
wanted to spread it? These are just some of the questions that are triggering my mind whenever I think
of them in this concept.

The spread of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation in today’s time became

inevitable because of it has been a lifestyle of most of the people. I, myself, do not know where did it
started but what I know right now is that it should be prevented as soon as possible. These concepts truly
evades justice and peace on the aspect that it became a hindrance in achieving these. It became the
hurdles for the acquisition of all positive superlatives in life. It became the main problem as it
criminalizes people and degrades them even if they don’t deserve it. Justice and Peace must be given to
everyone freely. All of us deserve Justice and Peace. As we innovate and modernized, we are now
bombarded with different technologies and equipment that help us in communication. With this being
said, we must be a responsible user, specifically a communicator. We must stop this by being an epitome
of authenticity and someone who knows how to take accountability of everything we share online and
offline. We must know how to filter everything that we share to lessen these kind of things. I believe that
together, as a global community, if we could get to encourage everyone to be mindful of everything we
say and be a keen communicator, then we will have an amazing world where we don’t get to worry about
the news we are receiving and spreading and Journalists will have the Press Freedom, Justice, and Peace ,
as well as every people in this world, we deserved.