misinfo matters

app.py

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ st.markdown("")
 # section 2: what is misinformation? how is it combatted now? how successful is this?
 st.markdown("### More about Misinformation")
 
-st.markdown("Misinformation can be defined as “misleading information that is created and spread, regardless of whether there is intent to deceive.” ")
+st.markdown("**Misinformation** can be defined as “misleading information that is created and spread, regardless of whether there is intent to deceive.” It can exist in different domains, and each domain has different creators and distributors of misinformation. Misinfofrmation regarding climate change is often funded by conservative foundations or large energy industries such as gas, coal, and oil. (1)")
 
 misinfo_flowchart = Image.open('images/misinfo_chart.jpeg')
-st.image(misinfo_flowchart, caption='The misinformation flowchart')
+st.image(misinfo_flowchart, caption='The misinformation flowchart. (1)')
+
+st.markdown("**Why does this matter?** Through echo chambers, polarization, and feedback loops, misinformation can spread from these large organizes to the public, thus arming the public with pursausive information designed to create scepticism around and/or denial of climate change, its urgency, and climate change scientists. Existing research suggests that misinformation directly contributes to public support of political inaction and active stalling or rejection of pro- climate change policies (1).")
 
 # section 3: how can transformers help?
 
@@ -28,4 +30,9 @@ st.image(misinfo_flowchart, caption='The misinformation flowchart')
 
 # section 6: analysis
 
-# section 7: conclusion
+# section 7: conclusion
+
+# references
+
+st.markdown("## References")
+st.markdown("1. https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-climate-change-misinformation-spreads-online")