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Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
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97/100Author:
Sander van der Linden
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
March 21, 2023
Informed by decades of research and on-the-ground experience advising governments and tech companies, Foolproof is a guide to navigating the misinformation age.
What The Reviewers Say
[Van der Linden] is not concerned here (as we journalists and historians tend to be) with 'debunking' misinformation. He knows it when he sees it and his mission is to give society the tools for dealing with it.
Foolproof’s key insight, based on years of painstaking scientific studies, is that misinformation acts like a virus that can infect and spread between individuals.
The author may be preaching to the choir, but it’s a message that bears repeating and continued deep consideration. Insightful, convincing, instructive reading..
