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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A journalist who has followed the rise of QAnon explains what it is, how it has gained a mainstream following among Republican lawmakers and ordinary citizens, the threat it poses to democracy, and how we can reach those who have embraced the conspiracy and are disseminating its lies.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland, a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidden power The United States was born in paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic, Illuminati and QAnon, one of the most enduring narratives that defines the United States is simply this: secret groups...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Misinformation affects us daily, from social media to politics and even personal relationships. Policing social media alone cannot solve the complex problem shaped by partisan politics and subjective interpretations of truth. In Misbelief social scientist Dan Ariely explores the behaviour of 'misbelief' that leads people to distrust accepted truths and embrace conspiracy theories.
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The liberal media loves to characterize the Obama years as free of scandal. They pretend this is true because virtually every office in the executive branch worked to withhold evidence of wrongdoing, silence witness testimony, destroy federal records, classify embarrassing information, and retaliate against truth tellers. In this informative and optimistic book, Chaffetz highlights the tactics of the Deep State and offers a way to fight back and win....