FOOLPROOF HB : Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity

Sander van der Linden

ISBN 10: 0008466718 / ISBN 13: 9780008466718

Published by Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct Feb 2023, 2023

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Neuware - Winner of British Psychological Society Best Book Prize (Popular Science) 2023Nature's Top 10 Books of 2023A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023¿A Waterstones Book of the Year for Politics 2023Fake news. Alternative facts. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation is one of the defining problems of our age, and despite what we may think, we are all susceptible. So how and why does misinformation spread And, more importantly, what can we do about it Sander van der Linden, a Cambridge University professor and leading expert, takes us through the psychology of conspiratorial thinking and equips us with the tools needed to help stop the spread of misinformation once and for all.'Authoritative' Financial Times'Encouraging' The Times'A fascinating case for counteracting the misinformation virus through psychological inoculation' Observer'A must-read for those of us interested in resisting the spread of disinformation' Psychology Today'If you want to know why people believe fake news and how to defend yourself against it, then this is the book to read' The Skeptic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FOOLPROOF HB : Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity
• Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct Feb 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008466718
• ISBN 13: 9780008466718
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 238W x 157H x 33D millimeters 238 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 33 millimeters depth
• Weight: 610 grams

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Synopsis

A Financial Times Book of the Week‘A fascinating, in-depth investigation into the complex landscape of misinformation from someone who has spent his career trying to combat fake news’ Angela SainiOne of the world’s top experts on fighting misinformation reveals the psychology behind its power – and how we can protect ourselves.From fake news to conspiracy theories, from pandemics to politics, misinformation may be the defining problem of our era. Like a virus, misinformation infects our minds – altering our beliefs and replicating at astonishing rates. Once the virus takes hold, our primary strategies of fact-checking and debunking are an insufficient cure.In Foolproof Sander van der Linden describes how to inoculate yourself and others against the spread of misinformation, discern fact from fiction and push back against methods of mass persuasion.Everyone is susceptible to fake news. There are polarising narratives in society, conspiracy theories are rife, fake experts dole out misleading advice and accuracy is often lost in favour of sensationalist headlines. So how and why does misinformation spread if we’re all aware of its existence? And, more importantly, what can we do about it?Sander van der Linden takes us through the psychology of conspiratorial thinking and equips us with the eleven antigens needed to help stop the spread of misinformation once and for all.