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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.

By: Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.Edition: 1st edDescription: 317 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780525658313 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.23/10973 23
Summary: "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.
List(s) this item appears in: Media Literacy
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
300 - 399 Hanover Public Library Shelves Non-fiction 302.23 BRIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001319285

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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