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...
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 written a...
Attack from within : how disinformation is sabotaging America
McQuade, Barbara.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public, media, and truth-based politics MSNBC's legal analyst breaks down the ways...
The encyclopedia of misinformation : a compendium of imitations, spoofs, delusions, simulations, counterfeits, impostors, illusions, confabulations, skullduggery, frauds, pseudoscience, propaganda, hoaxes, flimflam, pranks, hornswoggle, conspiracies & mis
Sorgatz, Rex
Paper Book
"In an era of 'alternative facts,' Rex Sorgatz's The Encyclopedia of Misinformation helps put things in perspective." --Fast Company This compendium of misinformation, deception, and self-delusion throughout history examines fakery in the context of science and...
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...
Double cross : the true story of the D-day spies /
Macintyre, Ben, 1963-
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The "superb [and] intensely readable" (The Washington Post) untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II and the extraordinary spies who achieved it--from the bestselling author of Prisoners of the Castle ...

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