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The Smear
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
4.22
1k+
The Smear Summary
The Smear 92%
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
Facts and Other Lies
by Ed Coper • 2022
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
4.16
242
Facts and Other Lies Summary
Facts and Other Lies 91%
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
by Ed Coper 2022
4.16
242 ratings
Attack from Within
by Barbara McQuade • 2024
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
4.13
2k+
Attack from Within Summary
Attack from Within 91%
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
by Barbara McQuade 2024
4.13
2k+ ratings
Network Propaganda
by Yochai Benkler • 2018
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
4.14
387
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda 91%
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
by Yochai Benkler 2018
4.14
387 ratings
Gaslighting America
by Amanda Carpenter • 2018
Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.
3.89
425
Gaslighting America Summary
Gaslighting America 90%
Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.
by Amanda Carpenter 2018
3.89
425 ratings
LikeWar
by P.W. Singer • 2018
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
4.26
3k+
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar 90%
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
by P.W. Singer 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
Russian Roulette
by Michael Isikoff • 2018
Putin ordered it, WikiLeaks delivered it, and Trump's team kept taking the meetings.
4.20
7k+
Russian Roulette Summary
Russian Roulette 90%
Putin ordered it, WikiLeaks delivered it, and Trump's team kept taking the meetings.
by Michael Isikoff 2018
4.20
7k+ ratings
Post-Truth
by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
3.75
921
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 90%
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
by Matthew d'Ancona 2017
3.75
921 ratings
Stories Are Weapons
by Annalee Newitz • 2024
Culture wars are not chaos. They are a century-long psyop that America has been running on itself.
4.00
962
Stories Are Weapons Summary
Stories Are Weapons 90%
Culture wars are not chaos. They are a century-long psyop that America has been running on itself.
by Annalee Newitz 2024
4.00
962 ratings
Merchants of Doubt
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes • 2010
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
4.17
8k+
Merchants of Doubt Summary
Merchants of Doubt 90%
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes 2010
4.17
8k+ ratings
On Rumors
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2009
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
3.28
299
On Rumors Summary
On Rumors 90%
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2009
3.28
299 ratings
Republic of Lies
by Anna Merlan • 2019
Real scandals, social media, ambitious politicians: the conspiracy loop that captured America.
3.88
2k+
Republic of Lies Summary
Republic of Lies 90%
Real scandals, social media, ambitious politicians: the conspiracy loop that captured America.
by Anna Merlan 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News
by Noah Giansiracusa • 2021
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
3.25
20
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News Summary
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News 90%
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
by Noah Giansiracusa 2021
3.25
20 ratings
United States of Distraction
by Mickey Huff • 2019
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
3.74
114
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction 90%
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
by Mickey Huff 2019
3.74
114 ratings
Mindf*ck
by Christopher Wylie • 2019
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
4.36
8k+
Mindf*ck Summary
Mindf*ck 90%
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
by Christopher Wylie 2019
4.36
8k+ ratings
Anatomy of Fake News
by Nolan Higdon • 2020
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
4.00
35
Anatomy of Fake News Summary
Anatomy of Fake News 90%
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
by Nolan Higdon 2020
4.00
35 ratings
Foolproof
by Sander van der Linden • 2023
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
3.97
969
Foolproof Summary
Foolproof 90%
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
by Sander van der Linden 2023
3.97
969 ratings
Science Under Siege
by Michael E. Mann • 2025
Five forces are dismantling science. A scientist who has faced them all draws the battle lines.
4.03
345
Science Under Siege Summary
Science Under Siege 90%
Five forces are dismantling science. A scientist who has faced them all draws the battle lines.
by Michael E. Mann 2025
4.03
345 ratings
You are Being Lied To
by Russ Kick • 2001
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
3.87
1k+
You are Being Lied To Summary
You are Being Lied To 89%
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
by Russ Kick 2001
3.87
1k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 89%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Ryan Holiday • 2012
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
3.85
12k+
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying 89%
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012
3.85
12k+ ratings
The Death of Truth
by Michiko Kakutani • 2018
How relativism, algorithms, and a demagogue made facts optional and democracy fragile.
3.79
5k+
The Death of Truth Summary
The Death of Truth 89%
How relativism, algorithms, and a demagogue made facts optional and democracy fragile.
by Michiko Kakutani 2018
3.79
5k+ ratings
Meme Wars
by Joan Donovan • 2022
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
3.98
483
Meme Wars Summary
Meme Wars 89%
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
by Joan Donovan 2022
3.98
483 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 89%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 89%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Post-Truth
by Lee McIntyre • 2018
Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.
4.01
2k+
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 89%
Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.
by Lee McIntyre 2018
4.01
2k+ ratings
Voodoo Histories
by David Aaronovitch • 2009
From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.
3.54
2k+
Voodoo Histories Summary
Voodoo Histories 89%
From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.
by David Aaronovitch 2009
3.54
2k+ ratings
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 89%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
Enemy of the People
by Marvin Kalb • 2018
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
4.13
137
Enemy of the People Summary
Enemy of the People 89%
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
by Marvin Kalb 2018
4.13
137 ratings
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
by Natasha Tidd • 2023
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
3.60
2k+
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies 89%
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
by Natasha Tidd 2023
3.60
2k+ ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Mark Achbar • 1994
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
4.41
699
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 89%
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
by Mark Achbar 1994
4.41
699 ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 89%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
Misbelief
by Dan Ariely • 2023
Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.
3.90
2k+
Misbelief Summary
Misbelief 89%
Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.
by Dan Ariely 2023
3.90
2k+ ratings
Yes We (Still) Can
by Dan Pfeiffer • 2018
Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?
4.16
8k+
Yes We (Still) Can Summary
Yes We (Still) Can 89%
Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?
by Dan Pfeiffer 2018
4.16
8k+ ratings
The Assault on Truth
by Peter Oborne • 2021
Two leaders, one playbook: turn truth into a loyalty test, and watch democracy erode.
3.98
1k+
The Assault on Truth Summary
The Assault on Truth 89%
Two leaders, one playbook: turn truth into a loyalty test, and watch democracy erode.
by Peter Oborne 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
Follow the Money
by Dan Bongino • 2020
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
4.36
757
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money 88%
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
by Dan Bongino 2020
4.36
757 ratings
The Quiet Damage
by Jesselyn Cook • 2024
QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.
4.43
7k+
The Quiet Damage Summary
The Quiet Damage 88%
QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.
by Jesselyn Cook 2024
4.43
7k+ ratings
Spin Dictators
by Sergei Guriev • 2022
Modern autocrats rule by deception, not terror. How they fake democracy and hide the violence.
3.94
1k+
Spin Dictators Summary
Spin Dictators 88%
Modern autocrats rule by deception, not terror. How they fake democracy and hide the violence.
by Sergei Guriev 2022
3.94
1k+ ratings
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
by Amy B. Zegart • 2022
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
3.95
2k+
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 88%
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
by Amy B. Zegart 2022
3.95
2k+ ratings
A Lot of People Are Saying
by Russell Muirhead • 2019
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
3.60
784
A Lot of People Are Saying Summary
A Lot of People Are Saying 88%
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
by Russell Muirhead 2019
3.60
784 ratings
Going Mainstream
by Julia Ebner • 2023
How extremist ideas conquered the mainstream, one online subculture at a time.
3.74
468
Going Mainstream Summary
Going Mainstream 88%
How extremist ideas conquered the mainstream, one online subculture at a time.
by Julia Ebner 2023
3.74
468 ratings
Autocracy, Inc.
by Anne Applebaum • 2024
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
4.16
19k+
Autocracy, Inc. Summary
Autocracy, Inc. 88%
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
by Anne Applebaum 2024
4.16
19k+ ratings
We Are Bellingcat
by Eliot Higgins • 2021
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
4.12
6k+
We Are Bellingcat Summary
We Are Bellingcat 88%
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
by Eliot Higgins 2021
4.12
6k+ ratings
Libertad o tiranía
by Cristina Martín Jiménez • 2024
Those seventeen UN goals to save the world are actually a plan to own it.
4.03
71
Libertad o tiranía Summary
Libertad o tiranía 88%
Those seventeen UN goals to save the world are actually a plan to own it.
by Cristina Martín Jiménez 2024
4.03
71 ratings
The Certainty Illusion
by Timothy Caulfield • 2025
Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.
3.95
614
The Certainty Illusion Summary
The Certainty Illusion 88%
Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.
by Timothy Caulfield 2025
3.95
614 ratings
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
by Marc Owen Jones • 2022
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
4.21
19
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East Summary
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East 88%
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
by Marc Owen Jones 2022
4.21
19 ratings
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette
by Stephen Hess • 1998
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
1.00
1
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 88%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
The Invention of Russia
by Arkady Ostrovsky • 2015
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
4.01
2k+
The Invention of Russia Summary
The Invention of Russia 88%
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
by Arkady Ostrovsky 2015
4.01
2k+ ratings
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 88%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
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