Describes errors, hoaxes, and scams on Web sites and explains how to identify, avoid, and counteract them, covering such areas as news and entertainment hoaxes, charity scams, and misinformation on medicine, business, legal advice, and Internet security.
"The prevalence of false and deceptive information is creating a crisis in the United States. People are having a hard time knowing what and who to believe. Experts are divided on what can be done about social media deception"--
Charles Seife helps people discern truth from fiction online, taking on everything from breaking news coverage and online dating to program trading and Wikipedia.
