From where I sit, there are four major sources of misinformation globally (China, Russia, the USA and India) and numerous minor sources. So it's no surprise to read that "foreign adversaries are amplifying false social media claims about the storms, as they did after other disasters," for a localized definition of "foreign adversaries". I think we've passed the point of no return on misinformation. The question is, how do we (as a global society) respond? I don't thing repression of the misinformation is either desirable or possible. That isn't to say there should be no controls on misinformation - we should act against it when we can. But this will be woefully inadequate. The only way to respond to misinformation is to increase resilience against it - to help people with skills and tools to draw their own conclusions. This is one of the major reasons I support free and open access to news, education and research. Democracy dies behind a paywall.
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