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Hoaxes on the internet are like grains of sand on a beach. (Shutterstock)
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Charles Seife will be reading and signing books at PowerHouse Arena
Monday, June 30, 2014
Digital information spreads rapidly, reaches all corners of
society, and is basically impossible to control—even when that
information is false. Charles Seife
look into the Internet information jungle and explains how to identify
and avoid the trickery and fakery that’s so prevalent online. His book Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? takes on breaking news coverage, online dating, Wikipedia, and more.
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