TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gilroy-Ware,Marcus
TI  - After the fact?: the truth about fake news 
SN  - 9781912248735
U1  - 302.23 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London
PB  - Repeater
KW  - Fake news
KW  - Science
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Press and politics
N1  - A short history of fake democracy in three parts -- The disinformation society -- Wake up sheeple! This is all a conspiracy! -- When liberals aren't actually that liberal : the politics of shallow understanding -- Trouble in the newsroom -- Digital distortions
N2  - "We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders, resurgent fascism and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things about the world we live in? In After the Fact?, Marcus Gilroy-Ware shows us what really created the conditions for mis- and disinformation, from fake news and conspiracy theories, to bullshit journalism and the resurgence of the far-right, and why liberal newspaper columnists and centrist politicians are unable to turn back this tide. Spanning politics, culture, psychology, journalism, and much more, After the Fact? is a timely wake-up call for those who believe we can simply go “back to normal”, and instead argues that, if we are to put an end to “fake news” we must deal with the broader social crises that are responsible for it"--
ER  -