# In a letter to the editor, Professor Michael Posner offers solutions for combating disinformation

1 Faculty News April 12, 2018 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/disinformation-is-corroding-democracy-heres-how-to-fight-back/2018/04/12/29df589a-3c2e-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html?utm_term=.0bcbca649ab7) -- "Part of the solution is to ditch references to 'fake news' and focus instead on politically motivated disinformation. The latter gives the appearance of being factual but actually promotes deliberate, manipulative falsehoods aimed at promoting a political agenda and undermining our democratic system."

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