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A firehose of falsehood : the story of disinformation
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- Creator
- written by Teri Kanefield ; illustrated by Pat Dorian
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- Language
- English
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- First edition
- New York : First Second, 2023
- ©2023
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- 219 pages, 19 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1250790433, 9781250790439
- OCLC
- on1348285988
- "A firehose of falsehood: the story of disinformation breaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth. Using examples from Darius I of ancient Persia (522-486 BCE), to blood libel of the Middle Ages, to Soviet disinformation tactics and modern election deniers, Teri Kanefield and Pat Dorian show how tyrants and would-be tyrants deploy disinformation to gain power. Democracy, which draws its authority from laws instead of the whim of a tyrant, requires truth. For a democracy to survive, its citizens must preserve and defend truth. Now that the internet has turned what was once a trickle of lies into a firehose, the challenge of holding on to truth has never been greater. A firehose of falsehood offers readers these necessary tools"--Back cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.