Disinformation : the nature of facts and lies in the post-truth era / Donald A. Barclay.

By:

Barclay, Donald A [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2022Description: xviii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781538196984

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: DisinformationDDC classification:

303.4833 B235d 23/eng/20220103

LOC classification:

ZA3073 .B37 2022

Contents:

The meaning of truth in the post-truth culture -- The science of the mind and the post-truth culture -- Digital utopias lost: how the conflicting dreams from the dawn of cyberspace diverged -- As we may come to think: how technology changes the way we think -- Propaganda: the good, the bad, and the persuasive -- Information wants to be free - and why it is not -- Conspiracy theories in the post-truth culture -- The powerful influence of popular culture - amplified by digital technology - on the post-truth culture.

Summary: "By comparing current abuses of the truth with abuses from the past, this book will help you better understand how we got to where we now are, see how we can move beyond the post-truth era, and develop highly practical skills for separating truth from lies"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"By comparing current abuses of the truth with abuses from the past, this book will help you better understand how we got to where we now are, see how we can move beyond the post-truth era, and develop highly practical skills for separating truth from lies"-- Provided by publisher.

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