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By Nneka Okumazie
Human civilization may have crossed the misinformation Rubicon. The threats that people fear, nuclear weapons, diseases, natural disasters, etc. may not be comparable to the foundation of destruction that misinformation has going.
Information is what drives people to do things, but there have been several attacks and decisions by misinformation in recent years. Propaganda used to be contained, slower or by authorities but has become a tool in the hands of anyone in a digital age that was supposed to mean progress.
No country with the internet is exempt. No one who knows or discusses with others who use social media is out of range.
Misinformation is becoming the staple diet in many circles, where they continue to attract others because situations changes, and many seek out those.
Human civilization is in an age of progress, but the misinformation threat renders things useless beyond what can be measured.
There are places in the world said to have more advancement than others but are under the weight of enormous misinformation with no end in sight. Things may be crashing beyond what can be salvaged, and risks are real for some who may become casualties of this misinformation.
Misinformation has erected walls in many societies between people. There are misinformation grips that guarantee zero harmonies between many.
Misinformation is not just an existing or static risk but an accelerating risk. There are risks the world faces that are gradual, with options for diplomacy, but with misinformation, it aces.
Misinformation bears doubt, deception, lack of fairness, etc., against values that built human civilization.
[Job 28:2, Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.]
