Foolproof : why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity
(2023)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
302.3/VAN DER LINDEN,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023
EDITION
First American edition
DESCRIPTION
358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780393881448, 039388144X :, 039388144X, 9780393881448
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"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. In Foolproof, one of the world's leading experts on misinformation lays out a crucial new paradigm for understanding and defending ourselves against the worldwide infodemic"--