Do Facts Matter? Information and Misinformation in American Politics

by Jennifer Hochschild and Katherine Levine Einstein

Book Overview

A democracy falters when most of its citizens are uninformed or misinformed, when misinformation affects political decisions and actions, or when political actors foment misinformation--the state of affairs the United States faces today, as this timely book makes painfully clear. In Do Facts Matter? Jennifer L. Hochschild and Katherine Levine Einstein start with Thomas Jefferson's ideal citizen, who knows and uses correct information to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806155906
• ISBN13: 9780806155906
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"