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The death of truth : how social media and the internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons they needed to destroy trust and polarize the world -- and what we can do about it / Steven Brill.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525658313 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Misinformation > Social aspects > United States. Social media and society > United States. Truthfulness and falsehood > Social aspects > United States. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 302.2310973 Bri | 31681010375236 | NONFIC | Available | - |
STEVEN BRILL is the best-selling author of The Teamsters, Americaâs Bitter Pill, and Tailspin. He has written for The New York Times, Time, The New Yorker, and other national publications. Brill is the cofounder and co-CEO of NewsGuard, which rates the reliability of news and information websites. He is also the founder of The American Lawyer, Brillâs Content magazine, Court TV, the CLEAR registered traveler program, and the Yale Journalism Initiative. He lives near New York City.
