One in five top public concerns in the U.S. now involves information manipulation. About 70% of Americans see misinformation/disinformation as major problems, back to 2021 levels. Two-thirds support combating disinformation via education, social media labels, and tougher laws 8 in 10 want schools to teach media literacy and critical evaluation skills. Disinformation ranks alongside illegal […]
A richly illustrated guide exposes the mechanisms behind Russian disinformation from bots and deepfakes to agenda-setting and polarization. It decodes rhetorical tricks like whataboutism, false dilemmas, and trolling, arming readers with counter-strategies. The catalogue also reveals soft power tools: films, sports, music, literature, and even churches as channels of influence. Rooted in pedagogy, the work […]