History of Disinformation and Fake News

Books on the use of disinformation throughout history.

Updated March 10, 2026
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Propaganda girls : the secret war of the women in the OSS
Rogak, Lisa
Paper Book
The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane...
Ministry of Truth : Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer and bestselling author of The Impostors. "There...
Attack from within : how disinformation is sabotaging America
McQuade, Barbara.
Paper Book
MSNBC's legal expert breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. In Attack from Within, legal scholar and analyst Barbara McQuade, shows us how to identify the ways disinformation...
An ugly truth : inside Facebook's battle for domination /
Frenkel, Sheera.
Ebook
The award-winning insiders' account of the scandals and toxic culture at Facebook--"thorough, high-caliber investigative reporting" ( Kirkus, starred review). In An Ugly Truth, New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang present a behind-the...

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