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- Title
On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy.
- Authors
Frenkiewich, Jeff
- Abstract
In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre takes on what is potentially the greatest threat to democracy in our world today--truth denial. McIntrye lays out a concise argument in which he outlines the threat of "post-truth" epistemology, discusses the history of "strategic denialism," identifies the "creators," "amplifiers," and "believers" of disinformation, and then provides strategies for "how to win the war on truth." Summarizing the stakes involved, McIntrye argues that those who look to undermine truth in the media work to undermine our democracy with the end goal of establishing an electoral dictatorship. The reviewer argues that if we are to heed McIntyre's warning, officials must establish education policy designed to inoculate citizens against the ill effects of disinformation.
- Subjects
DISINFORMATION; CONSPIRACY theories; DEMOCRACY; EDUCATION policy; WAR
- Publication
Critical Questions in Education, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 2, p174
- ISSN
2327-3607
- Publication type
Article