{"product_id":"9780670026081","title":"Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It's True?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eProofiness \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to separate fact from fantasy in the digital world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDigital information is a powerful tool that spreads unbelievably rapidly, infects all corners of society, and is all but impossible to control—even when that information is actually a lie. In\u003ci\u003e Virtual Unreality\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Seife uses the skepticism, wit, and sharp facility for analysis that captivated readers in \u003ci\u003eProofiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e to take us deep into the Internet information jungle and cut a path through the trickery, fakery, and cyber skullduggery that the online world enables.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTaking on everything from breaking news coverage and online dating to program trading and that eccentric and unreliable source that is Wikipedia, Seife arms his readers with actual tools—or weapons—for discerning truth from fiction online.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009737113840,"sku":"9780670026081","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780670026081_p0.jpg?v=1763602535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780670026081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}