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What are we to believe and whom should we trust?
We live in an age of disinformation, misinformation, and outright lies. They blast you with information, talking points, spin, advertising, and attempts to persuade. They provoke you with anger because fear-filled people are easier to manipulate. The tricks, tools and tactics used to influence you and your loved ones—along with the history of propaganda—explained and explored.
Examining the history of propaganda and disinformation in war, politics, polling, media, entertainment, cults, advertising, science, medicine, today’s media landscape, and even in our personal interactions, Disinformation and You: Identify Propaganda and Manipulation helps you spot and counter the seductive and deceptive tactics to influence individual behavior. It provides helpful suggestions and tips for identifying disinformation and fighting back against manipulation and censorship.
Engaging and useful, this book’s helpful topics include …
Disinformation and You shows you the tricks used to influence your behavior. So, get on the bandwagon with the rest of us decent folk and stop listening to fools. After all, two out of three people have seen their IQ scores rise by buying this book! Really, buy this book and be smarter (in recognizing propaganda, that is). With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.
“This illustrated reference will appeal … with its conversational tone and a layout of headings, bullets, and photos that encourages browsing. From gaslighting to conspiracies and fake news, the book explains how to spot and fight back against deceptive propaganda and disinformation.” – Protoview Book News
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Agendas Are Everywhere
1. What Is Propaganda?
2. A Historical Look at Propaganda
3. War Propaganda
4. World War II and the Nazi Propaganda Machine
5. The Cold War Era
6. 9-11 and Weapons of Mass Distraction
7. 21st-Century Propaganda
8. Spin, Sponsored News, Fake News, and the “Lamestream” Media
9. Tools of the Propaganda Trade
10. False Flags, PsyOps, and Conspiracy Theories
11. Mind Games: Manipulating Thought, Behavior, and Action
12. Peer Propaganda and Social Media Activism
13. Information Warfare: Fighting Back
Bibliography
Index