Book contents
- Fake News in America
- Fake News in America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Age of Post-Truth Politics
- 2 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 1
- 3 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 2
- 4 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 3
- 5 Fake News as Propaganda
- 6 Fake News and US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
- 7 The Intensifying Fake News Crisis in the Age of Social Media
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 August 2023
Book contents
- Fake News in America
- Fake News in America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Age of Post-Truth Politics
- 2 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 1
- 3 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 2
- 4 The Phenomenon of Fake News, Part 3
- 5 Fake News as Propaganda
- 6 Fake News and US Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
- 7 The Intensifying Fake News Crisis in the Age of Social Media
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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