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The true story of fake news / Mark Dice.

By: Publication details: San Diego : The Resistance, 2017.Description: 325 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781943591022 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 070.1
Summary: Is fake news being spread through social media as part of an information war? Are political operatives publishing disinformation to smear the opposition and help their own agendas? Who creates fake news, how does it spread, and can it be stopped? What are the real world effects of fake news stories that go viral? Did it affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election? Or is 'fake news' a fake problem, designed to justify tighter control over the mechanisms of sharing information online to drive audiences back to brand name media outlets because their audiences and influence are dwindling?
List(s) this item appears in: New acquisitions 2018
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Loanable Book Library General Collection 070.1 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000412650

How mainstream media manipulates millions.

Is fake news being spread through social media as part of an information war? Are political operatives publishing disinformation to smear the opposition and help their own agendas? Who creates fake news, how does it spread, and can it be stopped? What are the real world effects of fake news stories that go viral? Did it affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election? Or is 'fake news' a fake problem, designed to justify tighter control over the mechanisms of sharing information online to drive audiences back to brand name media outlets because their audiences and influence are dwindling?

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