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UMRA Reads: Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade
In Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America, University of Michigan Law professor, legal scholar and analyst 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. The book breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few.
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…
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