Lie machines: how to save democracy from troll armies, deceitful robots, junk news operations, and political operatives

Howard’s book Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives explores the history and ramifications of today’s ‘fake news,’ ...

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Information, Communication & Society

• Publication date

  2020-11-21

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Political Science, History

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/1369118X.2020.1844778
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