Disinformation: The Nature of Facts and Lies in the Post-Truth Era

Disinformation explains:

• How human psychology—the very way our brains work—can leave us vulnerable to disinformation.
• How the early visions of what a global computer network would and should be unintentionally laid the groundwork for the current post-truth culture.
• The ways in which truth is twisted and misrepresented via propaganda and conspiracy theories.
• How new technology not only spreads disinformation but may also be changing the way we think.
• The ways in which the economics of information and the powerful influence of popular culture have contributed to the creation of the post-truth culture.

Unlike the far-too-numerous one-sided, politically ideological treatments of the post-truth culture, Disinformation does not seek to point the finger of blame at any individuals or groups; instead, its focus is on how a number of disparate forces have influenced human behaviors during a time when all of humanity is struggling to better understand and more effectively control (for better or worse) challenging new technologies that are straining the limits of human intellectual and emotional capacity.