# How Blockchain Can Help Combat Disinformation

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-blockchain-can-help-combat-disinformation-2/
- Published: 2021-07-23T09:30:07-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Illustration by Nata Schepy. Article by Kathryn Harrison and Amelia Leopold. Harvard Business Review – July 19, 2021. It’s not a cure-all, but it does have the potential to address many of the risks and root causes. Disinformation — that is, content that intentionally misleads for political or financial gain — is nothing new. But as we’ve seen over the last year in particular, digital platforms have made it significantly easier to spread dangerous conspiracy theories, as patently false claims on topics […] Click here to view original web page at hbr.org