Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories
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Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories

An Infodemiologist's Guide to the Truth

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories

An Infodemiologist's Guide to the Truth

About this book

What’s the truth and what’s a lie? What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation? How can I tell the difference?

Looking to weaponize information, talking heads and other so-called experts use disinformation and conspiracy theories to prey on our fears and emotions. Why? It can be to get us to act and behave in a certain way. It may be done for some gain like money, power, or even an election.

There is so much being done to create and craft messages to counter disinformation but not as much to explain the infodemic itself. Not much to explain science, health and other topics to those unfamiliar with it. To be fair, it can be difficult to explain one’s field or passion because we are immersed in it and know it well. We don’t always know what others don’t know. What seems obvious may not be.

That’s where this book comes in. Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories is truth-telling through research and education to help you survive the infodemic.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: The Game Is Afoot
  6. 1 What Is The Infodemic?
  7. 2 I Can’t Tell An Atom From An Anus: The Scientific Method Explained
  8. 3 “If It’s On The Internet It Must Be True”: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
  9. 4 How Do You Know Something Is Disinformation?
  10. 5 Trust No One
  11. 6 How Do We Inoculate Ourselves Against Disinformation?
  12. 7 Stirring Up Disinformation With Witch Hunts
  13. 8 Elvis Is Alive And Working At A 7-Eleven In Sheboygan: An Introduction To Conspiracy Theories
  14. 9 Let’s Talk About It: Having Conversations About Mis/Disinformation
  15. 10 Let’s Unpack: Examples Of Disinformation And Distortions
  16. 11 Where Do We Go From Here?
  17. Acknowledgements
  18. About The Author
  19. Bibliography