unSpun

The founders of FactCheck.org teach you how to identify and debunk spin hype and fake news in this essential guide to informed citizenship in an age of misinformation.Americans are bombarded daily with mixed messages half-truths misleading statements and out-and-out fabrications masquerading as facts.The news media is often too intimidated too partisan or too overworked to keep up with these deceptions.. unSpunis the secret decoder ring for the twenty-first-century world of disinformation. Written by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson the founders of the acclaimed website FactCheck.orgunSpunreveals the secrets of separating facts from disinformation such as:. the warning signs of spin common tricks used to deceivethe public how to find trustworthy and objective sources of information. Telling fact from fiction shouldnt be a difficult task. With this book and a healthy dose of skepticism anyone can cut through the haze ofpolitical deception andbiasedeportage to becomea savvier more responsible citizen.. Praise for unSpun. Read this book and you will not go unarmed into the political wars ahead of us. Jackson and Jamieson equip us to be our own truth squad and that just might be the salvation of democracy. Bill Moyers The definitive B.S. detectoran absolutely invaluable guidebook.Mark Shields syndicated columnist and political analyst NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. unSpun is an essential guide to cutting through the political fog.Mara Liasson NPR national political correspondent The Internet may be a wildly effective means of communication and an invaluable source of knowledge but it has also become a new virtual haven for scammersfinancial political even personal. Better than anything written before unSpun shows us how to recognize these scams and protect ourselves from them.Craig Newmark founder and customer service representative Craigslist