Invisible rulers the people who turn lies into reality
(2026)
By:
DiResta, Renee
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
303.375/DIRESTA,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : PublicAffairs, 2026
EDITION
Updated edition, First trade paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
466 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781541703384, 1541703383, 9781541703384 CIPO000400020, 1541703383
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally published: 2024
Introduction: Power, influence, lies, and truth -- The mill and the machine -- If you make it trend, you make it true: influencers, algorithms, and crowds -- Gurus, besties, and propagandists: how influencers shape culture, politics, and society -- The crowd: contagion, consensus, and the power of the collective -- Propagating the big lie -- Agents of influence -- Viruses, vaccines, and virality -- The fantasy industrial complex -- The path forward -- Epilogue