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Conspiracy theories Critical thinking Désinformation Aspect social Médias sociaux et société États-Unis Mésinformation Aspect social États-Unis Polarisation collective Polarization (Social sciences) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Théories du complot Truthfulness and falsehoodKurlansky, Mark
Summary: Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization; they corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history. The future stewards of our world require a how-to manual for seeing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 177.3 KURBrill, Steven
Summary: "As the cofounder of NewsGuard, a company that tracks online misinformation, Steven Brill has observed the rise of fake news from a front-row seat. In The Death of Truth, with startling, often terrifying clarity, he explains how we got here—and how we can get back to a world where truth matters.None of this—conspiracy theories embraced, expertise ridiculed, empirical evidence ignored—has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024