The death of truth how social media and the Internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons to destroy trust and polarize the world--and what we can do about it
"A best-selling author documents how facts--shared truths--have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally, and how belief in 'alternative facts' and conspiracy theories have destroyed trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts"--
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "A best-selling author documents how facts--shared truths--have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally, and how belief in 'alternative facts' and conspiracy theories have destroyed trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780525658313 0525658319 |
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