Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
by Kevin Young
Bunk examines the many forms of modern and historical deception, from hoaxes and humbug to plagiarism, phoniness, post-facts, and fake news. Kevin Young considers how falsehoods take hold, why they gain influence, and what their rise reveals about culture, belief, and public life.
About This Book
Bunk explores the rise and circulation of hoaxes, humbug, plagiarism, phoniness, post-facts, and fake news.
The book considers how falsehoods and manufactured claims become persuasive or influential.
Kevin Young examines the cultural forces behind deception, imitation, and misinformation.
Its subject is the changing relationship between truth, fakery, and public belief.
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