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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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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Sorgatz, R., & Petrantoni, L. (2018). The Encyclopedia of Misinformation. Abrams.

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Sorgatz, Rex and Lorenzo, Petrantoni. 2018. The Encyclopedia of Misinformation. Abrams.

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Sorgatz, Rex and Lorenzo, Petrantoni, The Encyclopedia of Misinformation. Abrams, 2018.

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Sorgatz, Rex, and Lorenzo Petrantoni. The Encyclopedia of Misinformation. Abrams, 2018.

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