True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News

by Cindy L Otis

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'Fake news' is a term you’ve probably heard a lot in the last few years, but it’s not a new phenomenon. From the ancient Egyptians to the French Revolution to Jack the Ripper and the founding fathers, fake news has been around as long as human civilization. But that doesn’t mean that we should just give up on the idea of finding the truth.

In True or False, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis will take readers through the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that readers today can gain from them. Then, she shares lessons learned in over a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, how to make sense of the information we receive each day, and, perhaps most importantly, how to understand and see past our own information biases, so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context.
  • ISBN10 1250239494
  • ISBN13 9781250239495
  • Publish Date 1 September 2020 (first published 28 July 2020)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 April 2024
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Feiwel and Friends
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English