Tag: Rumors

Free Download Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CMW3GQ9C | 2023 | 5 hours and 51 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 319 MB
Author: Adam J. Berinsky
Narrator: Tom Campbell
Political rumors and misinformation pollute the political landscape. This is not a recent phenomenon; before the currently rampant and unfounded rumors about a stolen election and vote-rigging, there were other rumors that continued to spread even after they were thoroughly debunked, including doubts about 9/11 (an "inside job") and the furor over President Obama’s birthplace and birth certificate. If misinformation crowds out the truth, how can Americans communicate with one another about important issues? In this book, Adam Berinsky examines why political rumors exist and persist despite their unsubstantiated and refuted claims, who is most likely to believe them, and how to combat them.

Free Download Eugen O. Chirovici, "Rumors That Changed the World: A History of Violence and Discrimination"
English | ISBN: 1498500838 | 2014 | 192 pages | EPUB | 680 KB
The aim of the book is to explore the social and cultural impact of rumor from Antiquity to the mid-1990s, examining it as one of the most important contributing factors to violence and discrimination. Usually defined as an unverified account that circulates from one person to another and refers to an object, event, or matter of public interest, rumor and its impact have largely been ignored by scholars and authors.