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Fake news nation : the long history of lies and misinterpretations in America / James W. Cortada and William Aspray.

by Cortada, James W.

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.

Fake news -- United States -- History.

Information resources -- United States -- History.

Information services -- United States -- History.

Mass media -- Political aspects.

9781538131107 (hc.)

vii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political Communication in Presidential Elections and the Case of 1828 -- Political Communication in the Age of Television and the Presidential Election of 1960 -- Ultimate in Conspiracies 1: Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln -- Ultimate in Conspiracies 2: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- Fake Facts and Mythmaking in War: Cuba and the Spanish-American War -- Rumors and Misleading Advertising in Business -- Information and Misinformation in the Tobacco Industry -- Misinformation, Politics,and Climate Change --Conclusions.

"[T]ells the story of how false information has flooded American public life for over 230 years. The authors [ James W Cortada - a research fellow at the Charles Bagage Institute, University of Minnesota and William Aspray - a professor of information science at University of Colorado Boulder] show how lies, misrepresentations, and rumors have drawn America into wars, covered up assassinations, influenced national elections, and impacted contentious policy issues such as the effects of smoking and climate change." --Back cover.

Aspray, William.

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