Bunk the rise of hoaxes, humbug, plagiarists, phonies, post-facts, and fake news /

"Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon--the legacy of P.T. Barnum's 'humbug' culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump's 'fake news'. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from s...

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Main Author: Young, Kevin, 1970-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017]
Physical Description: 560 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor

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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor BJ1421 .Y68 2017 Available
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