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 stereot...

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Main Author:	Young, Kevin, 1970- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Graywolf Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Truth. Hoaxes > History. Deception > History. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.