The Encyclopedia of Misinformation
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The Encyclopedia of Fakery is a compendium of misinformation, deception, and self-delusion throughout history. The lens is wide-fakery is examined in the context of science and advertising, humor and law, sports and video games. Entries span eclectic topics: Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Chilean Sea Bass, Clickbait, Cognitive Dissonance, Cryptids, False Flag Operations, Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, Kayfabe, Laugh Tracks, Milli Vanilli, P.T. Barnum, Photoshopping, Potemkin Villages, Rachel Dolezal, Strategery, Truthiness, and the Uncanny Valley. From A to Z, this is the definitive guide to how we are tricked, and how we trick ourselves.
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| Last Grouping Update | 2025-05-02 22:24:25PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-01 23:29:14PM |
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The Encyclopedia of Fakery is a compendium of misinformation, deception, and self-delusion throughout history. The lens is wide-fakery is examined in the context of science and advertising, humor and law, sports and video games. Entries span eclectic topics: Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Chilean Sea Bass, Clickbait, Cognitive Dissonance, Cryptids, False Flag Operations, Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, Kayfabe, Laugh Tracks, Milli Vanilli, P.T. Barnum, Photoshopping, Potemkin Villages, Rachel Dolezal, Strategery, Truthiness, and the Uncanny Valley. From A to Z, this is the definitive guide to how we are tricked, and how we trick ourselves.
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Common fallacies -- Encyclopedias
Electronic books
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Fraud -- Encyclopedias
Hoaxes -- Encyclopedias
Humor
Reference books
Swindlers and swindling -- Encyclopedias
Common fallacies -- Encyclopedias
Electronic books
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Fraud -- Encyclopedias
Hoaxes -- Encyclopedias
Humor
Reference books
Swindlers and swindling -- Encyclopedias
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Fraud
Hoaxes
Humor
Reference books
Swindlers and swindling
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Fraud
Hoaxes
Humor
Reference books
Swindlers and swindling
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