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Foolproof : why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity / Sander van der Linden.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, c2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 039388144X
  • 9780393881448
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 177/.3 23
LOC classification:
  • HM741 .V36 2023
Summary: From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well-being--yet most attempts to combat it have proven insufficient. The author lays out a crucial new paradigm for understanding and defending ourselves against the worldwide infodemic.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well-being--yet most attempts to combat it have proven insufficient. The author lays out a crucial new paradigm for understanding and defending ourselves against the worldwide infodemic.

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