Adjunct Instructor in History, Indiana University
Jordan Taylor is a historian, writer, editor, and teacher who lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
His book, Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America, is a media history of the American Revolution. It’s the story of how news, including much false news, drove the politics of the American Revolution.
How fake foreign news fed political fervor and led to the American Revolution
Dec 08, 2022 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Misinformation is often at the root of political extremism. During the 2022 United States midterm election, some of the most radical politicians in the Republican Party were fueled by the unfounded belief that the previous...
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