{"product_id":"a-firehose-of-falsehood-teri-kanefield-9781250790439","title":"A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemocracy, 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. \u003ci\u003eA Firehose of Falsehood\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers these necessary tools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teri Kanefield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250790433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250790439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2024","brand":"Teri Kanefield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44122354647295,"sku":"9781250790439","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32d7d6a4-8708-4152-a54b-4269bdaf523f.jpg?v=1687424638","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-firehose-of-falsehood-teri-kanefield-9781250790439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}