Teri Kanefield: A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation
A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation
Buch
- The Story of Disinformation
- Illustration: Pat Dorian
- Roaring Brook Press, 04/2024
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781250790439
- Bestellnummer: 11089162
- Umfang: 240 Seiten
- Gewicht: 652 g
- Maße: 235 x 159 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 11.4.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Lies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy.A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation breaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth.
From Darius I of ancient Persia (522-486 BCE), to blood libel of the Middle Ages, to Soviet disinformation tactics and modern election deniers, Teri Kanefield and Pat Dorian show how tyrants and would-be tyrants deploy disinformation to gain power.
Democracy, which draws its authority from laws instead of the whim of a tyrant, requires truth. For a democracy to survive, its citizens must preserve and defend truth. Now that the Internet has turned what was once a trickle of lies into a firehose, the challenge of holding on to truth has never been greater. A Firehose of Falsehood offers readers these necessary tools.