New Book on Disinformation
Hear Lee McIntyre and Tom Nichols discuss this important topic 🎧
The Utterly Moderate podcast episode below features highlights from a previous conversation we had with both Lee McIntyre and fellow Connors Forum friend and frequent guest Tom Nichols, author of the great book The Death of Expertise.
McIntyre has a new book out titled On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, a “powerful, pocket-sized citizen’s guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns that are imperiling American democracy, from the bestselling author of Post-Truth and How to Talk to a Science Denier.”
McIntyre argues that there is an effort in this country to destroy facts and make America ungovernable. In the book, he walks through how the war on facts began, how bad actors deny obvious realities and wield disinformation to manipulate American citizens, and ten everyday practical steps that we can take as ordinary citizens to combat disinformation.
He also addresses the important steps our government must take to fight what McIntyre calls a “scourge” of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society.
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