On Disinformation
How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2023]
Format: Book
Description: 172 pages ; 16 cm
"The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society. Drawing on his twenty years of experience as a scholar of science denial, McIntyre explains how autocrats wield disinformation to manipulate a populace and deny obvious realities, why the best way to combat disinformation is to disrupt its spread, and most importantly, how we can win the war on truth." -- Back cover.
Contents:
Truth Killers -- The history of strategic denialism -- The creators -- The amplifiers -- The believers -- How to win the war on truth.
Subjects:
Disinformation -- Political aspects -- United States.
Denialism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Communication in politics -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Disinformation -- Political aspects -- United States.
Denialism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Communication in politics -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
ISBN:
9780262546300
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GOV Politics US McI | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Coming Soon |
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