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How to handle friends who share obvious misinformation

My coworker sends me links to websites that look professional but spread complete lies and I don't know how to respond without ruining our friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to preserve relationship competes with the duty to preserve truth, paralyzing action.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disinformation and its technology?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.