True or False

A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News

By: Cindy L. Otis

Narrated by: Erin Dion

"Fake news" is a term you’ve probably heard a lot in the last few years, but it’s not a new phenomenon. From the ancient Egyptians to the French Revolution to Jack the Ripper and the Founding Fathers, fake news has been around as long as human civilization. But that doesn’t mean that we should just give up on the idea of finding the truth.

In True or False, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis takes listeners through the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that listeners today can gain from them. Then, she shares lessons learned in more than a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, how to make sense of the information we receive each day, and, perhaps most importantly, how to understand and see past our own information biases so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2020 Cindy L. Otis (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Illuminating

I will strive harder to verify sources and only rely on good information. It’s appalling how much baloney is swallowed

Required reading from 12th grade on up!

Feel helpless about discerning fact from media fiction? Believe you are less-than-adequate to the task or too busy to check sources? This book lays out in engaging form how you can know. How you can find a bit of peace and security whilst walking between the dumpster fires every day. As the author points out, our freedom isn’t free - we all have to do a bit work on a regular basis to maintain and care for it. Take your time. Breathe. Check. Learn how to here.

Good Introduction

I enjoyed this book. I also thank the author for providing resources readers can use. I think this book serves as an introduction into the world of disinformation. I would like to read more from the author on maybe in-depth techniques and more real life examples. Very good book nonetheless

Fantastically Informative

This book was fantastically informative. It was very well written and the audio was great. I am going to purchase the physical book.

Needed in today's public school education

Spectacular read. Loaded with great information for adults and teenagers alike. We need to change our culture.