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Invisible Rulers The People Who Turn Lies into Reality

Renee DiResta

An “essential and riveting” (Jonathan Haidt) analysis of the radical shift in the dynamics of power and influence, revealing how the machinery that powered the Big Lie works to create bespoke realities revolutionizing politics, culture, and society. Renée DiResta’s powerful, original investigation...

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Renee DiResta was identified as the author of the book, which was mentioned while introducing her as a guest and again in the closing remarks.

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Also the author of Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

— Episode: The Real Election Threat with Casey Newt...

Episode: The Real Election Threat with Casey Newton and Ren...

Renee DiResta was identified as the author of the book, which was mentioned while introducing her as a guest and again in the closing remarks.

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Also the author of Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

Renee Dressa, Associate Research Professor ... and also the author of Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

On with Kara Swisher

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On with Kara Swisher

It discussed how influencers, algorithms, and online crowds contribute to the creation of 'bespoke realities' and how propaganda has evolved in the digital age, highlighting the role of incentives and participatory nature of online spaces.

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It's called "Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality" and it's about the interplay between influencers, algorithms and the online crowds who are just as culpable.

— Episode: How the Right Launders Online Propaganda...

Episode: How the Right Launders Online Propaganda with René...

It discussed how influencers, algorithms, and online crowds contribute to the creation of 'bespoke realities' and how propaganda has evolved in the digital age, highlighting the role of incentives and participatory nature of online spaces.

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It's called "Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality" and it's about the interplay between influencers, algorithms and the online crowds who are just as culpable.

It centers on the creation of quote-unquote 'bespoke realities'.

I describe it a lot as in those environments. It was very, very top-down.

And now we have a really fascinating information environment where we have this figure, the influencer, who has the reach of mass media.

If you make a trend, you make it true.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

It focuses on the spread of information online and how niche propagandists can shape public opinion. The podcast host considers it very important.

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her book Invisible Rulers is all about how information spreads online and how niche propagandists can like sort of shape public opinion

— Episode: The New Age of Media Manipulation | René...

Episode: The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta

It focuses on the spread of information online and how niche propagandists can shape public opinion. The podcast host considers it very important.

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her book Invisible Rulers is all about how information spreads online and how niche propagandists can like sort of shape public opinion

I think her book is super important, Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

definitely check out Invisible Rulers, The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

Episode: Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-W...

This book examines how online propagandists shape public opinion. The cover features the quote, "If you make it trend, you make it true."

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"If you make it trend, you make it true" is a terrifyingly real quote across the cover of Rene DiResta's book,

Rene's book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality, is all about the virtual rumor mill and how niche propagandists can shape public opinion.

And then, as a Stokes should be, she's actually engaged in this. Before she wrote this book, she was actively involved in a campaign in California to get rid of some of the vaccine exemptions that were making it possible for people to endanger others pre-pandemic.

I think her book is fantastic. As I've said before, if you don't understand how media works, if you don't have real media literacy, you are at the mercy of forces and I would say fools whose power and avarice and danger you cannot really even comprehend.

And her new book, Invisible Rulers, the People Who Turn Lies Into Reality is a must read, has a great little line on the cover that says something about how if you can make it trend, you can make it real. I think that's powerful.

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