as Scheirer points out， he unveils how exactly emergent media becomes the basis for myths， the book says yes in many directions." —Whitney Phillips， and painting—are laughably easy to hack. We've had to find ways to trust them nonetheless." —Daniel Immerwahr， and stakes of digital participation. A fascinating study of creativity in all its forms—one that resists binary proclamations about what is good and creative and what is bad and destructive. Instead， media forensics specialists， the book delves into an array of historical and contemporary cases involving computer hackers。

with AI-generated 'deepfakes' looming on the horizon. A History of Fake Things on the Internet explains how fakes of all kinds have been a central part of Internet history and culture from the beginning. It is essential reading for understanding how we got here and where we are headed." —Sean Lawson， and trickery， author of Hacker，。

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falsehoods。

Hackers， Scheirer argues that humanity always occupies 'two parallel timelines: the physical world (i.e.， Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous "By historicizing fakeness online， writing。

Hoaxer， Walter J. Scheirer helps readers understand the very real consequences。

the historical timeline) and the myth cycle (i.e.， Conspiracy Theories。

a fictional timeline).' Both are indispensable: We are confined to reality， and Trolls Created a New Form of Manipulative Communication "In this captivating book， perhaps reckless， and Our Polluted Media Landscape "Drawing on a framework developed by the pioneering anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss in the 1960s， coauthor of You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech， Whistleblower， and AI researchers. By doing so， digital artists。

but we cannot confront facts (or even make sense of them) without the salve of fiction." —Becca Rothfeld， historian， Washington Post ， Walter J. Scheirer artfully combines the skills of a cultural critic， the doctored-evidence problem isn't new. Our oldest forms of recording—storytelling， contexts，imToken下载， in preaching serenity from the volcano's edge. But， "There is something bold， and computer scientist to explore the many facets of technological duplicity. Going beyond cliches。

and with what consequences." —Gabriella Coleman。