Informed by decades of research and on-the-ground experience advising governments and tech companies, Foolproof is a guide to navigating the misinformation age.
[Van der Linden] is not concerned here (as we journalists and historians tend to be) with 'debunking' misinformation. He knows it when he sees it and his mission is to give society the tools for dealing with it ... I found Van der Linden’s experimental results encouraging at a time when it often seems that we are fighting a losing battle against misinformation.
Foolproof’s key insight, based on years of painstaking scientific studies, is that misinformation acts like a virus that can infect and spread between individuals ... This book could help you to play your part in creating 'herd immunity' against the growing scourge of fake facts and nonsense narratives.
The author may be preaching to the choir, but it’s a message that bears repeating and continued deep consideration. Insightful, convincing, instructive reading.
