Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, And Radicalization In American Politics

"The 2016 election was characterized by a tidal wave of bad information, lies and conspiracy theories. In a new book, Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris and Hal Roberts argue that the fault primarily lies not with bots, Russian hackers, clickbait farms or Cambridge Analytica, but with something closer to home. Their large-scale analysis shows that right-wing media outlets such as Fox News and Breitbart are “the primary culprit in sowing confusion and distrust in the broader American media ecosystem.” If that sounds partisan, read this careful and scholarly work and be prepared to have your mind changed."