On Rumours
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

Publisher:  Allen Lane
Year Published:  2009
Pages:  112pp   Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX11504

Describes the social and pyschological forces that make the spread of misinformation inevitable. Its argument runs like this: whether or not we choose to believe something, and whether we feel inclined to pass it on, depends largely on what we already believe.

Subject Headings

• Belief
• Critical Thinking
• False Consciousness
• Urban Myths