What is in a word

As the semester finishes up and I look up words to get a better understanding of my readings, I came across this gem. I find it interesting that the word of the year is misinformation - it speaks a lot to online culture especially in a Trump era world of fake news. How can we tell what is misinformation and disinformation? How can we tell what's intentional and what is not?

Dictionary.com's 2018 Word Of The Year