On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

by Cass R. Sunstein

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Many of us are being misled. Claiming to know the "pals" of presidential aspirants, dark secrets about public officials, and hidden causes of the current economic crisis, those who spread rumors know precisely what they are doing. They are sometimes able to derail political candidates, injure companies and reputations, even damage democratic governance. And in the era of the Internet, they know more about manipulating the mechanics of false rumors-social...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0809094738

ISBN13:9780809094738

Release Date:September 2009

Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux

Length:100 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 7.6"

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