This video is clearly an example of disinformation from TikTok. The definition of disinformation matches up to the way it was defined in the article called “Lexicon of Lies: Terms for Problematic Information.” It was defined as information that is deliberately false and misleading. The creator of this video was well aware of what he was doing and it was a great example of the satire theme by exaggerating Hurricane Hillary to his audience on TikTok. He was actually at Universal Studios on a ride but tricking the audience that there was a real flash flood due to Hurricane Hillary. Satire was defined in the “Lexicon of Lies'' article as the usage of exaggeration, irony, and absurdity to amuse the audience (Jack).
This video is a clear example of misinformation. The creator’s viewpoints of diet soda match up to the definition of misinformation in the article called “Defining Misinformation and Understanding it Bounded Nature.” This is so that misinformation was defined as “people hold inaccurate beliefs, and do so confidently” (Vraga and Bode). The creator is posing the argument that diet soda is absolutely harmless and you should be drinking it. While there is no true study saying diet soda is deadly and will for sure kill you if you occasionally consume it, he is promoting and encouraging people to drink the soda saying it has benefits. He also does not have credible sources and does not cite any expert. His video is ultimately coming off as misleading to many people. It also matches the theme of defining who is the expert may be hard in some misinformation cases as shown in the “Defining Misinformation and Understanding it Bounded Nature '' article. There is no way to truly define the expert in this instance of misinformation from social media.
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