Whose Lie Is It Anyway?: The Rise of Fake News and the Fall of Common Sense in the “Post-Fact” World

by Rob Chirico, Philip Rolstin

Whose Lie Is It Anyway? The rise of fake news and the fall of commonsense in the “post-fact” world addresses the rise of fake news, both as a term and as an ideology. Today we cannot open a news source without seeing a reference to fake news—nor can we escape the perpetuation of such spurious reportage on social media and independent dubious news sites, often to the advantage of the current administration. From pre-Internet fake news and propaganda through satire and fake news sites, to Big Pharma, and, of course, Trump and company, and to general fake news around the globe.

Along the way, and deeper into the swamp, we will encounter such notables and disposables as Jestin Coler, founder of Disinfomedia, a company which owns many fake news sites; Fidel Castro; Manuel Noriega; Pope Francis; Lin-Manuel Miranda; Denzel Washington; Trump pick for National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn; Kitty Genovese; Andy Borowitz; Vladimir Putin; Janet Cooke; Megyn Kelly; Kellyanne Conway; Romanian and Macedonian hackers; religious whackos; Big Pharma, “Bonsai Kittens,” and more. Our romp through the swamp will take us around the globe, where we will listen in on eruptions of derogatory epithets; fake impeachment proceedings; allegations against Facebook; spying technology in Indian currency; bigotry; conspiracy theories; and, among other juicy bits, election tampering.

203 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2018

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are many typos in this independently, print on demand, edition. Also there are two separate Ch. 12's & ch 13's. I will check with the author so that this edition can be corrected. Bob has presented much information as to the area brought up by the books title. The only firm conclusion which he offers is to check, check, check so as not to be duped.