In the latest episode of my Theory of Change podcast, I spoke with author Samuel Spitale about his book "How to Win the War on Truth" about countering propaganda.
One of the biggest things to realize is that business and political propagandists are always trying to hijack legitimate causes, like when tobacco companies said smoking was liberating for women.
Much, much more here: https://plus.flux.community/p/disinformation-is-everywhere-but
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