We live in a hyper-connected world: anyone can go online and share their view with potentially millions of people. The result is an era of radically democratised (dis)information. And it's a threat to democracy itself. But fake news has a surprisingly long history. This book traces its evolution through rumour, conspiracy and misinformation, from Ancient Greece to Donald Trump and then beyond, asking the question: how do we make sense of a post-truth world?

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ISBN13: 9781914314858
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 160
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Publisher: Hoxton Mini Press
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 16.7(H)x11(L)
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Author Biography

Chris Stokel-Walker is a writer, lecturer and journalist covering tech, AI and digital culture. He writes regularly for The Times and Sunday Times, The Economist and the BBC among others, and is the author of several books, including The History of the Internet (Michael O'Mara, 2023).

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