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Books on the use of disinformation throughout history.
Updated December 18, 2024
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How to win an information war : the propagandist who outwitted Hitler
Pomerantsev, Peter
Paper Book
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today.
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Ministry of truth : democracy, reality, and the Republicans' war on the recent past
Benen, Steve
Ebook
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 is nobody who...
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Putin's trolls : on the frontlines of Russia's information war against the world
Aro, Jessikka, 1980-
Paper Book
"Timely exposé of Russia's vast disinformation campaign from a Finnish journalist persecuted for her persistent reporting of its brazen abuses...a damning portrait of Putin and his autocratic, manipulative regime."--Kirkus "Jessikka Aro has...
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Active measures : the secret history of disinformation and political warfare
Rid, Thomas
Ebook
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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...
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This is not propaganda : adventures in the war against reality
Pomerantsev, Peter
Paper Book
Stunning and much anticipated follow up to the acclaimed, prize-winning, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible.
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Information wars : how we lost the global battle against disinformation & what we can do about it
Stengel, Richard
Ebook
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Trust me, I'm lying : confessions of a media manipulator /
Holiday, Ryan.
Paper Book
You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this....
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The art of logic in an illogical world /
Cheng, Eugenia
Paper Book
How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers...
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Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters /
Pinker, Steven, 1954-
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity." - New York Times Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why...
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Double cross : the true story of the D-Day spies
Macintyre, Ben
Paper Book
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation: one of deceit, aimed at convincing the Nazis that Calais and Norway, not Normandy, were the targets of the 150,000-strong invasion force.The deception...
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