{"product_id":"9781785902505","title":"Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e2016 marked the birth of the post-truth era. Sophistry and spin have coloured politics since the dawn of time, but two shock events - the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's elevation to US President - heralded a departure into murkier territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Trump denying video evidence of his own words, to the infamous Leave claims of £350 million for the NHS, politics has rarely seen so many stretching the truth with such impunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBullshit gets you noticed. Bullshit makes you rich. Bullshit can even pave your way to the Oval Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is bigger than fake news and bigger than social media. It's about the slow rise of a political, media and online infrastructure that has devalued truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of bullshit: what's being spread, who's spreading it, why it works - and what we can do to tackle it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150136230128,"sku":"9781785902505","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785902505_p0.jpg?v=1763729766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785902505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}