$12.99 when purchased online
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- A pithy, vibrant and accessible explainer to the past, present and future of fake news, from Ancient Greece to Donald Trump and beyond.
- About the Author: Chris Stokel-Walker is a writer, lecturer and journalist covering tech, AI and digital culture.
- 176 Pages
- Social Science, Media Studies
- Series Name: Pocket Primer
Description
Book Synopsis
A pithy, vibrant and accessible explainer to the past, present and future of fake news, from Ancient Greece to Donald Trump and beyond. Anyone can go online, write something about what's going on the world, and share it with potentially millions of people. We are living in an era of radically democratized information. And it's a threat to democracy itself. Social media has made it easier than ever to spread falsehoods, amplified by its echo chambers and algorithms, and latched onto by politicians looking for convenient narratives. But fake news has a surprisingly long history. This book traces its evolution through rumor, conspiracy and misinformation, Ancient Greece to Donald Trump and beyond. It explores the origins of confirmation bias, some of the earliest instances of mass media manipulation, the deployment of fake news during war and the significance of the internet age, ultimately asking the question: how do we make sense of this post-truth world?About the Author
Chris Stokel-Walker is a writer, lecturer and journalist covering tech, AI and digital culture. He writes regularly for The Times and Sunday Times, The Economist and the BBC among others, and is the author of several books, including The History of the Internet (Michael O'Mara, 2023).Dimensions (Overall): 6.58 Inches (H) x 4.33 Inches (W)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Pocket Primer
Sub-Genre: Media Studies
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 176
Publisher: Hoxton Mini Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Chris Stokel-Walker
Language: English
Street Date: June 17, 2025
TCIN: 1002817448
UPC: 9781914314858
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-2161
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 4.33 inches width x 6.58 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.
Trending Non-Fiction
$12.54
was $15.38 New lower price
Buy 1, get 1 50% off select books
4.6 out of 5 stars with 9 ratings
$19.26
was $23.09 New lower price
Buy 1, get 1 50% off select books
4.2 out of 5 stars with 22 ratings
$24.50
MSRP $35.00
Buy 1, get 1 50% off select books
5 out of 5 stars with 2 ratings