Distorted

<p>What if the most powerful tool of control isn't a lie - but making you doubt the truth you already hold?</p><p></p><p>In <em>Distorted</em> strategist and media voice <strong>Jim Detjen</strong> pulls back the curtain on the subtle art of gaslighting - not only in relationships but across politics culture technology education and even faith. Through gripping stories cultural case studies and sharp aphorisms he reveals how poetic truths - stories that <em>feel</em> right but ignore facts - have quietly reshaped our shared reality.</p><p></p><p><strong>Inside you'll discover:</strong></p><ul><li>The gaslighter's playbook - denial doubt dependence control - and how to spot each move in real time.</li><li>How politics media and culture reframe facts until they vanish.</li><li>Case studies from the NFL concussion scandal Volkswagen's clean diesel the COVID era social media algorithms and more.</li><li>Why history from Roman gladiators to modern warfare shows the same choreography of distortion.</li><li>What the fringe reveals - from UFOs to the Mandela Effect - when official stories collide with lived experience.</li><li>How language itself - from euphemisms to buzzwords like gaslighting - becomes a weapon.</li><li>Practical counter-moves to resist manipulation and reclaim clarity.</li></ul><p></p><p><em>Distorted</em> is not just diagnosis - it's defense. With memorable maxims (The lie gets the billboard. The truth gets the broom.) it arms readers with a framework to resist distortion and protect their perception in an age where doubt is manufactured.</p><p></p><p>For readers of Malcolm Gladwell Jonathan Haidt or Orwell's <em>1984</em> this is both a cultural lens and a survival manual for the fog of the information age.</p><p></p><p>✨ Whether you're scrolling headlines sitting in a boardroom or talking at your own dinner table <em>Distorted</em> will change how you see - and what you trust.</p>