The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News
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The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News by David G Mcafee
Misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda have always presented challenges to democratic societies, but today, due to the Internet, so-called fake news knows no boundaries or borders. With each passing day the potential reach of a single false news story -- and its ability to negatively impact all of us -- grows in both size and scope. Although politicians, activists, and ordinary citizens regularly complain about deceptive or biased news reports, they tend to define fake news as anything with which they happen to disagree, thus compounding the problem even further. Seeking to bring some much-needed clarity to the subject, journalist David G. McAfee documents the myriad definitions of fake news and its various incarnations throughout history, from ideologically motivated disinformation operations to commercially motivated misinformation campaigns. Demonstrating that we are all culpable in the creation of the current pandemic, he presents a number of practical and actionable suggestions for combatting it. In the end, however, he argues that each of us, no matter our political bent, have an important role to play in curbing the insidious spread and most dangerous effects of fake news.David G. McAfee is a journalist, religious studies scholar, and author of Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings, as well as an American Atheist magazine contributor. McAfee earned a dual degree in English and Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a focus on Christianity and Mediterranean religions. He resides in the state of California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781634312066 |
| ISBN 10 | 1634312066 |
| Title | The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News |
| Author | David G Mcafee |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pitchstone Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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