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HIS213H5: A History of the Present

Topic: Conspiracy Theories in History

Conspiracy Theories (Ebooks)

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Conspiracy Theories (Print)

Fake News


ARTICLES:

Fox, Jo. "‘Fake News’ – The Perfect Storm: Historical Perspectives." Historical Research 93, no. 259 (February 2020): 172–187. https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htz011

Vosoughi, Soroush, Deb Roy, and Sinan Aral. “The Spread of True and False News Online.” Science 359, no. 6380 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap9559.
➣➣➣ News version: Dizikes, Peter. "Study: On Twitter, False News Travels Faster Than True Stories: Research Project Finds Humans, Not Bots, Are Primarily Responsible for Spread of Misleading Information." MIT News, March 8, 2018. https://news.mit.edu/2018/study-twitter-false-news-travels-faster-true-stories-0308

Nineteen Eighty-Four

The majority works of George Orwell (1903-1950) are out of copyright as of 1 January, 2021.