Signal Trust assessment fragments into community-specific frameworks

Summary

Misinformation, meaning false news spread unknowingly, and disinformation, meaning false news spread deliberately to cause harm, are expected to persist through 2026. Concern about AI hallucinations is also growing. As a result, the risks posed by disinformation are likely to be amplified. Tracing where false claims originate will become increasingly difficult. Communities may therefore start developing their own tailored approaches to judging accuracy and trust, accepting that a single universal framework may no longer be enough.