{"product_id":"the-encyclopedia-of-misinformation-a-compendium-of-imitations-spoofs-delusions-simulations-counterfeits-impostors-illusions-confabulations-sk-hardcover","title":"The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, Sk - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRex Sorgatz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorenzo Petrantoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow have the media, government, technology, and history deceived us? Have fake and real become indistinguishable? Were we ever unburdened of disinformation, or is deception bound to the human experience? Are we being manipulated right now, or worse yet, are we deceiving ourselves? \u003c\/b\u003e These are the provocative questions within \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Misinformation\u003c\/i\u003e, a compendium of deception and delusion throughout history. In a frolicking series of vignettes, author Rex Sorgatz saunters through propaganda and subterfuge in eclectic contexts, including science and religion, comedy and law, sports and video games. Slingshotting through conspiracy theories, internet and popular culture, and perplexing psychological phenomena, this compendium illuminates deliriously diverse subjects: Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Chilean Sea Bass, Claques, Clickbait, Cognitive Dissonance, Cryptids, Dark Matter, False Flag Operations, Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, Kayfabe, Laugh Tracks, Milli Vanilli, Phantom Time Hypothesis, Photoshopping, Potemkin Villages, Rachel Dolezal, Strategery, Truthiness, and the Uncanny Valley. Encyclopedic in scope, but with an incisive voice tuned to these bedeviling times, this is the modern reference book to engage a world rife with artifice and deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Sorgatz is a professional Orson Welles impersonator and third-generation lycanthrope who is responsible for rebranding \u003ci\u003econtrails\u003c\/i\u003e as \u003ci\u003echemtrails\u003c\/i\u003e. No, he's not--that is misinformation! He is actually a writer, designer, and technologist based in New York City. His reflections on the intersection of media, technology, and culture have appeared around the internet, including \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689063682111,"sku":"9781419729119","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6edf88591e7efc1721efb39a9ed895b6.webp?v=1764984330","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-encyclopedia-of-misinformation-a-compendium-of-imitations-spoofs-delusions-simulations-counterfeits-impostors-illusions-confabulations-sk-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}