User:Tjd416/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Disinformation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article since it deals specifically with the topic of disinformation that has been discussed heavily in my class. I found the article to seem very academic, providing a very detailed list of ways the term fits into various fields.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

I found the Lead section to have a strong start. Immediately, the first sentence gave a definition of the term that was then cited by multiple sources. Having multiple sources for a single piece of information helped to confirm its accuracy. Opening with a strong academic overview of the term provides a sense of credibility of the article. I found the tone to be pretty balanced, but noticed that it could be complicated with the examples given on the term. There were a few references to how disinformation is often associated with government propaganda, and providing those examples opens it up for accusations of political bias. I noticed the article worked hard to show examples of Russian disinformation, and examples in the United States, but there weren't actually many examples from other places. Someone going into research what disinformation is might be skewed based on the examples given and preexisting feelings on them. Providing more diverse examples of how disinformation affects other countries and has been applied historically might provide a more comprehensive overview. The length of the article seems appropriate, and the focus and seems to answer an overview of what it is. Maybe spending more space for types of disinformation might help inform the reader better and encourage looking at other articles related to it.