True or False

A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News

Media Type:Audiobook
Genre(s):Living
History
Narrator(s):Erin Dion
ISBN:9781666552812
Publish Date:07/28/2020
Run Time:7 Hours, 19 Minutes
Language:English
Publisher:Dreamscape Media

Audiobook

Fake news is a term you’ve probably heard a lot in the last few years, but it’s not a new phenomenon. From the ancient Egyptians to the French Revolution to Jack the Ripper and the founding fathers, fake news has been around as long as human civilization. But that doesn’t mean that we should just give up on the idea of finding the truth. In True or False, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis takes listeners through the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that listeners today can gain from them. Then, she shares lessons learned in over a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, how to make sense of the information we receive each day, and, perhaps most importantly, how to understand and see past our own information biases so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context. A supplemental PDF is included with this audiobook.