Foolproof : why we fall for misinformation and how to build immunity
Van der Linden, Sander2024
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One of the world's top experts on fighting misinformation reveals the psychology behind its power - and how we can protect ourselves. From fake news to conspiracy theories, from pandemics to politics, misinformation may be the defining problem of our era. Like a virus, misinformation infects our minds - altering our beliefs and replicating at astonishing rates. Once the virus takes hold, our primary strategies of fact-checking and debunking are an insufficient cure. In 'Foolproof' Sander van der Linden describes how to inoculate yourself and others against the spread of misinformation, discern fact from fiction and push back against methods of mass persuasion.
Main title:
Foolproof : why we fall for misinformation and how to build immunity / Sander van der Linden.
Author:
Van der Linden, Sander, author
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2024.
Collation:
358 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008466756 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
302.23
Language:
English
BRN:
2673486
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