{"product_id":"after-the-fact-the-truth-about-fake-news-9781912248735","title":"After the Fact?: The Truth about Fake News","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy do we no longer trust facts, experts and statistics? In this essential guide to the turbulent times in which we live, Marcus Gilroy-Ware investigates our era of post-truths and fake news and answers the question of where we can go from here.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders, resurgent fascism and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things about the world we live in? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fact?\u003c\/i\u003e, Marcus Gilroy-Ware shows us what really created the conditions for mis- and disinformation, from fake news and conspiracy theories, to bullshit journalism and the resurgence of the far-right, and why liberal newspaper columnists and centrist politicians are unable to turn back this tide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning politics, culture, psychology, journalism, and much more, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fact?\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely wake-up call for those who believe we can simply go back to normal, and instead argues that, if we are to put an end to fake news we must deal with the broader social crises that are responsible for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Repeater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912248735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Marcus Gilroy-Ware","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026558668981,"sku":"9781912248735","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5078850f-0761-41a7-9293-a682bd50273e.jpg?v=1609190747","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-the-fact-the-truth-about-fake-news-9781912248735","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}