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• Weaponized Lies

  How to Think Critically in the Post-truth Era

  Levitin, Daniel J,

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  We're surrounded by fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Information Wars

  How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation & What We Can Do About It

  Stengel, Richard,

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  In February of 2013, Richard Stengel, the former editor-in-chief of Time, joined the Obama administration as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Within days, two shocking events made world-wide headlines: ISIS executed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Propaganda

  Bernays, Edward

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  Released in 1928, this was the first book that explored the use of propaganda as a government and business means of manipulating the masses. Bernays, the first public relations guru, was in charge of the U.S. Committee on Public Information, which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 1984

  a Novel

  Orwell, George, 1903-1950

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  Nineteen Eighty-four, also published as 1984, novel by English author George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. The chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Network Propaganda

  Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics

  Benkler, Yochai,

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  Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has emerged since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 that new technologies and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Not Propaganda

  Adventures in the War Against Reality

  Pomerantsev, Peter,

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  "We live in a world of influence operations run amok, where dark ads, psyops, hacks, bots, soft facts, ISIS, Putin, trolls, and Trump seek to shape our very reality. In this surreal atmosphere created to disorient us and undermine our sense of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Active Measures

  the Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare

  Rid, Thomas, 1975-

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  The shadow war of lying--and truth-telling--between Russia and the U.S. is explored in this revealing study of covert propaganda. Rid (Rise of the Machines), a strategic studies professor at Johns Hopkins University, revisits attempts by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Broadcast Hysteria

  Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News

  Schwartz, A. Brad

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  Fake news takes a serious turn in this thoroughly researched work of nonfiction by first-time author Schwartz. The narrative tells the fascinating story of the history, development, reception, and aftermath of Welles's infamous radio broadcast, as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hate Inc.

  Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

  Taibbi, Matt,

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  "In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insiders guide to the variety of ways todays mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of the Internet

  Practical Classroom Applications

  Hertz, Mary Beth,

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  Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of the Internet is a comprehensive guide for educators looking to make informed decisions and navigate digital spaces with their students

• Likewar

  the Weaponization of Social Media

  Singer, P. W. (Peter Warren),

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  This timely work provides a fascinating and often frightening portrait of the many ways social media is being weaponized and used to manipulate. Singer (Wired for War) and Brooking, a former research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fake News

  Read All About It

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  For teens. "'Fake news!' has become such a common refrain on TV and Twitter, as well as the topic of major criminal investigations, but many still have a hard time distinguishing between fake news and legitimate reporting. Furthermore, many fail to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lifespan of a Fact

  D'Agata, John, 1974-

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  An essayist (D'Agata) and his exasperated fact-checker (Fingal) debate the line between art and reality in this inventive fencing match. The text reproduces D'Agata's article (published in The Believer after another magazine killed it) about a…Read moreRead more of this annotation