{"product_id":"9781250790439","title":"A Firehose of Falsehood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Darius I of ancient Persia (522-486 BCE), to blood libel of the Middle Ages, to Soviet disinformation tactics and modern election deniers, Teri Kanefield and Pat Dorian show how tyrants and would-be tyrants deploy disinformation to gain power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy, which draws its authority from laws instead of the whim of a tyrant, requires truth. For a democracy to survive, its citizens must preserve and defend truth. Now that the Internet has turned what was once a trickle of lies into a firehose, the challenge of holding on to truth has never been greater. \u003ci\u003eA Firehose of Falsehood\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers these necessary tools.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teri Kanefield","offers":[{"title":"First Second |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-02-13","offer_id":44652676972799,"sku":"9781250790439","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3ba6cd6c-fc63-4b05-b3a8-bcc079d7a58d.jpg?v=1704310339","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250790439","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}