03936nam  2200445 i 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020008004100037020002500078020002200103040003100125082001400156245003300170264010300203264001900306300005100325336002100376337002500397338002300422490004000445500001700485521001000502520027000512504005100782505170600833505036302539650004602902650003502948650006002983650004303043650003103086650003803117650003203155650004803187650005203235650006003287650004303347830004103390856005903431CCE20500393MnSgEFL20200319110242.0200319t20202020maua     b    001 0 eng d  a9781642656015 (pbk.)  a1642656011 (pbk.)  aMnSgEFLbengcMnSgEFLerda14a303.321500aPropaganda & misinformation. 1a[Ipswich, MA] :bEBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; aAmenia, NY :bGrey House Publishing,c[2020] 4ccopyright 2020  axv, 177 pages :bcolor illustrations ;c27 cm.  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier1 aReference shelf ;vvolume 92, no. 2  aH.W. Wilson.2 a10-A.  aExamines the issues associated with propaganda and misinformation, discussing such issues as Russian election interference, the increasing polarization of media consumption, hacktivism, and the future role AI could play in making fake news more difficult to detect.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.2 aPreface -- The Story of Untruth -- Defining Propaganda and Misinformation -- The History of "Fake News" in America -- "Disinformation" Is the Word of the Year-And a Sign of What's to Come -- How Woodrow Wilson's Propaganda Machine Changed American Journalism -- What the Pope Gets Wrong about Fake News -- Nineteenth-Century Nihilists Foretold Our Era -- A Short Guide to the History of "Fake News" and Disinformation -- Our Current Media Environment -- Fake News, the Coronavirus, and the 2020 Election -- NPR Poll: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Encourages Election Interference -- Trump's Favorite Tabloid Worried Its Saudi Propaganda Was as Bad as It Looked -- CNN vs. Fox: Why These Two Cable Networks Can't Stop Talking about Each Other -- Social Media Struggles to Counter Coronavirus Misinformation -- Clinton Backer at Facebook Debunks Clinton Claims -- The Propagandist and the Censor -- The Effects of Propaganda -- The Subtle Influence of Misinformation -- Why Do People Fall for Fake News? -- Why the Hysteria Around the "Fake News Epidemic" Is a Distraction -- The Myth of the Echo Chamber -- The Real Consequences of Fake News -- Echo Chambers May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think, New Study Finds -- Big Tech and the New AI -- AI, Bots, and Regulation -- Not Your Father's Bots -- Google's Algorithm Isn't Biased, It's Just Not Human -- Why the Fight Against Disinformation, Sham Accounts and Trolls Won't Be Any Easier in 2020 -- The Information War Is On: Are We Ready for It? -- Detecting Fake News at Its Source -- We're Fighting Fake News AI Bots by Using More AI: That's a Mistake -- How Social Networks Set the Limits of What We Can Say Online -- Navigating Misinformation.2 aWays to Combat Fake News -- SPJ Code of Ethics -- How to Help Kids Navigate Fake News and Misinformation Online -- A College Reading List for the Post-Truth Era -- 10 Journalism Brands Where You Find Real Facts Rather Than Alternative Facts -- Fact Checkers Say These Are the Best Fact-Checks They Did During This Decade -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index. 0aMass media and propagandazUnited States. 0aDisinformationzUnited States. 0aArtificial intelligencexSocial aspectszUnited States. 0aGovernment informationzUnited States. 0aHacktivismzUnited States. 7aMass mediazUnited States.2sears 7aAmerican propaganda.2sears 7aIntelligence servicezUnited States.2sears 7aArtificial intelligencexSocial aspects.2sears 7aAdministrative agencieszUnited StatesxRecords.2sears 7aComputer crimeszUnited States.2sears 0aReference shelf ;vvolume 92, no. 2.40uhttps://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/RSAProp