Jon M. Cefus
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True or False
- A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
- By: Cindy L. Otis
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In True or False, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis takes listeners through the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that listeners today can gain from them. Then, she shares lessons learned in over a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, how to make sense of the information we receive each day, and, most importantly, how to understand and see past our own information biases so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Jon M. Cefus on 09-27-20
- True or False
- A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
- By: Cindy L. Otis
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
Disappointed
Reviewed: 09-27-20
I would say that this book was written for an audience with almost no knowledge of the history of propaganda and fake news. I found it to be written at a similar level as USA Today, and therefore not helpful unless you have almost no common sense. Further, the idea that social media is something that we need to learn to just live with is as false as claiming that Morse Code is something will just need to continue to live with. The worm turns...
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