Publications about disinformation


This list of Publications about disinformation includes books, magazines, academic journals, and other media within disinformation research whose primary focus is understanding, countering, and dealing with disinformation, misinformation, and related topics.

Books about disinformation

Disinformation Economy

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Political disinformation

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Examples

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Psychology of disinformation

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Scientific disinformation

Journals

According to a library guide maintained by the European Commission, the following scholarly journals publish credible disinformation research:
A 2022 bibliographic review identified additional journals through quantity of publicationsApplied Cognitive PsychologyPLOS OneJournal of Medical Internet Research
Other publications dealing with disinformation include:Big Data & Society, SAGE PublicationsInternational Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, Taylor & FrancisJournal of Communication, Oxford University PressJournal of Democracy, National Endowment for DemocracyJournal of Public Policy & Marketing, SAGE PublicationsJournal of Online Trust and Safety, Stanford UniversityJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, SAGE Publications.Mass Communication & Society, Taylor & FrancisMedia, Culture & Society, SAGE PublicationsMisinformation Review, Harvard Kennedy SchoolNew Media & Society, SAGE PublicationsSkeptic, The Skeptics SocietySkeptical Inquirer, Committee for Skeptical InquirySocial Media + Society, SAGE Publications

Film and television

The Power of Big Oil, PBS Frontline documentaryThe Social Dilemma, Netflix fictionAfter Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News HBO documentaryAmerica's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, PBS Frontline documentaryRachel Carson PBS, American Experience documentaryThe Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers' War on Climate Science, The Real News Network documentaryMerchants of Doubt, Sony Pictures Classics documentaryClimate of Doubt, PBS Frontline documentaryHeat, PBS Frontline documentaryFooling with Nature, PBS Frontline documentary about Rachel Carson's ''Silent Spring''

Countering disinformation

Print curricula

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Online resources

Media literacy

While many people see media and data literacy as desirable for combating disinformation, they may not know where to find such training.

Safety training for journalists and others

Attacks on journalists are increasing worldwide. Safety training is recommended to help people prepare for and respond to such threats.

Safety training for Wikipedia editors

The tactics that are used against journalists are also being used against Wikipedia editors. Disinformation attacks on Wikipedia itself attempt to undermine its credibility.
  • Wikimedia Foundation Human Rights Team Publications
  • Human Rights/Digital Security Resources, Meta Wiki
  • Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety Resources, Meta Wiki

Games