Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do about It

by Richard Stengel

Book Overview

Disinformation is as old as humanity. When Satan told Eve nothing would happen if she bit the apple, that was disinformation. But the rise of social media has made disinformation even more pervasive and pernicious in our current era. In a disturbing turn of events, governments are increasingly using disinformation to create their own false narratives, and democracies are proving not to be very good at fighting it.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802147984
• ISBN13: 9780802147981
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"