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Recent books about sourcing and relating the truth

How do you fight disinformation? First of all, you need to be able to recognize it, refute it, and be able to discuss with people on why the information is incorrect. Books that I have recently read on the subject include:

Current Book - Suspicious Minds by Rob Brotherton

Previous books:

Post-Truth by Lee C McIntyre

The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread by Cailin O’Conner & James Owen Weatherall

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit by John V Petrocelli

How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason by Lee McIntyre

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan

Arm your knowledge and share the truth to fight misinformation.