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The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, entertaining stories in movies, books, and television. And there is no shortage of subjects: from who really killed JFK to the truth behind 9/11. And then, there are subjects from alien invasions to the Moon landing was simulated - theories that are truly out of this world, which according to some, is flat. Many of these crazy concepts have jumped off the pages or screens to become so pervasive in our culture that thousands - even millions - subscribe to them as reality.

Corona ist eine Erfindung der Pharmaindustrie! Menschen, die daran erkranken, müssen so für ihre Sünden büßen! Oder: Das Virus wurde in chinesischen Geheimlaboren gezüchtet! Verschwörungstheorien verbreiten sich nicht nur im Netz wie Lauffeuer und sind schon lange kein Randphänomen mehr. Katharina Nocun und Pia Lamberty beschreiben, wie sich Menschen aus der Mitte der Gesellschaft durch Verschwörungstheorien radikalisieren und die Demokratie als Ganzes ablehnen. Welche Rolle spielen neue Medien in diesem Prozess?

How did we become a world where facts—shared truths—have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally? How have we allowed the proliferation of alternative facts, hoaxes, even conspiracy theories, to destroy our trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate...

Com seu olhar jornalístico sempre apurado e dedicado, Cristiana Lôbo traçou o perfil dos presidentes brasileiros que permeiam a história do Brasil desde o início do processo de redemocratização. Não como um livro de história ou relatos, mas como uma narrativa do que viu e acompanhou no desenvolvimento da política brasileira através da personalidade de seus presidentes.

Nel discorso pubblico italiano e internazionale c’è una formula che ritorna costantemente: "la Germania ha saputo fare i conti con il nazismo". Se però andiamo a verificare quanto c’è di vero in questa frase, ci accorgiamo quanto il passato nazista abbia condizionato il lungo dopoguerra tedesco, generando una tacita e continua tensione, ma producendo solo occasionalmente effettive prese di responsabilità. In questo libro scopriremo come, dopo decenni di oblio e di silenzio interessato, si è cominciato ad affrontare questo tema.

After the American Civil War, John R. Lynch, a former slave from Mississippi, embarked on an extraordinary political journey starting in 1869 as Justice of the Peace and later becoming a Mississippi State Representative. At just 26 years old, he was elected to the US Congress in 1873, where he actively championed several important bills, including a pivotal debate supporting the Civil Rights Act of 1875, aimed at ending discrimination in public accommodations. In 1884, Lynch made history as the first African American nominated for the position of Temporary Chairman of the Republican National ...

History books abound with accounts of large scale destruction wrought by infectious disease. As recently as 1918, a pandemic of influenza claimed over 50 million lives worldwide. The advent of drugs and vaccines led to an era of hope when we thought our battles with infectious disease were won, but our optimism has been eroded by the recognition that many pathogens have the capacity to transform themselves and escape our efforts to eradicate them. Are we now facing an inevitable repeat of a calamity such as the 1918 influenza pandemic or the Black Death?

“Behind the Facts” shines a light on the people working behind the scenes to reduce the spread of false and misleading information and promote a culture of accuracy.