On Rumours
Why Falsehoods Spread, and Why We Believe Them
Sunstein, Cass R
Publisher: Allen Lane
Year Published: 2009
Pages: 112pp
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX11513
Describes the social and pyschological forces that make the spread of misinformation inevitable. Its argument runs like this: whether or not we choose to believe something, and whether we feel inclined to pass it on, depends largely on what we already believe.
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