03266cam a22003978i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000300009502000270012502000270015204000230017904100080020204200080021004300120021805000220023008200130025210000500026524500870031526400450040230000240044733600260047133700280049733800270052550400510055250506840060352012770128765000460256465000510261065000520266165000590271365000350277265000610280723421590BJBSDDR20250807100314.0ta231213s2024 nyu b 001 0 eng  a 2023043347 a9781644213636 (hardcover) a164421363X (hardcover) z9781644213643q(ebook) aDLCbengerdacDLC aeng apcc an-us---14aJA 85bM478a 202400a320.97301 aMcQuade, Barbara L. q(Barbara Lynn), d1964-10aAttack from within :bhow disinformation is sabotaging America /cBarbara McQuade. 1aNew York :bSeven Stories Press, c2024. a374 pages :b24 cm. atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction: Disinformed to death The authoritarian playbook : how disinformers gain power From gaslighting to the liar's dividend : disinformation tactics Hearts are bigger than minds : why disinformation works The new engines of disinformation : the danger of emerging technology The land of the free : why America is particularly vulnerable to disinformation "Stop the steal" : disinformation is destroying democracy "Somebody is going to get killed" : disinformation is endangering public safety and national security Trial by combat : disinformation is eroding the rule of law We alone can fix it : proposed solutions We hold these truths to be self-evident : a way forward a"American society is more polarized than ever before. We are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation-the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth-and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers, among others. It's endangering our democracy and causing havoc in our electoral system, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and in our Capitol. Advances in technology including rapid developments in artificial intelligence threaten to make the problems even worse by amplifying false claims and manufacturing credibility. In Attack from Within, scholar and MSNBC legal expert Barbara McQuade shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it with practical solutions to strengthen the public, media, and truth-based politics. Disinformation is designed to evoke a strong emotional response to push us toward more extreme views, unable to find common ground with others. The false claims that led to the breathtaking attack on our Capitol in 2020 may have been only a dress rehearsal. Attack from Within shows us how to prevent it from happening again, thus preserving our country's hard-won democracy"--cProvided by publisher. 0aCommunication in politicszUnited States. 4aComunicación en política zEstados Unidos  0aSocial mediaxPolitical aspectszUnited States. 4aRedes sociales xAspectos políticoszEstados Unidos  0aDisinformationzUnited States. 4aDesinformación xAspectos políticoszEstados Unidos