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Journalism & Media vocabulary · Fact-Checking and Verification

Data void

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, data void means: A shortage of relevant reliable online information for a search term that can leave room for misleading material.

In Turkish: güvenilir arama içeriği boşluğu

How it is used

Use for an information gap in search, not simply for a missing value in a spreadsheet.

Example sentences

  1. A data void around the unfamiliar chemical name allowed misleading pages to dominate early searches.

    Sparse reliable material can make a query vulnerable to manipulation.

  2. The newsroom published a carefully sourced explainer to help fill the data void.

    Relevant verified information can improve what searchers encounter.

Common collocations

  • fill a data void
  • exploit a data void
  • identify data voids
  • misinformationFalse or misleading information that is spread without the intention to deceive, often by people who believe it is true.
  • verifyTo check carefully that information, a photo, a video or a source is real and true before you use or publish it.

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