Liar in a crowded theater : freedom of speech in a world of misinformation / Jeff Kosseff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kosseff, Jeff, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Misinformation--United States.

Misinformation.

Disinformation--United States.

Disinformation.

Political crimes and offenses--Law and legislation--United States.

Political crimes and offenses.

Libel and slander--Law and legislation--United States.

Libel and slander.

Political crimes and offenses--Law and legislation.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 350 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"The author addresses one of the most pressing issues in modern American life: the pervasiveness of lies, the constitutional protection they enjoy, the harm that they cause, and how to combat them. The two most recent presidential elections, the battle against the coronavirus, and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol demonstrate the power of lies, their pervasiveness online, and the damage that they can inflict"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Why the law protects falsehoods

Marketplace

Democracy

Sunlight

Truth

Uncertainty

Opinion

Responsibility

Efficacy

Part II. Regulating falsehoods?

The scope of the problem

When regulation or liability is not the answer

When regulation or liability might be an answer

Part III. Empowering rationality

Counterspeech and self-help

Intermediaries

Accountability

Demand

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781421447322

1421447320

OCLC:

1371014664