Joanne D Gilbert

“to Sarah Longwell, a GOP strategist critical of Trump, ordinary voters who continue to be election deniers “aren’t bad or unintelligent people. The problem is that the Big Lie is embedded in their daily life. They hear from Trump-aligned politicians, their like-minded peers, and MAGA-friendly media outlets—and from these sources they hear the same false claims repeated ad infinitum.”537 The public’s willingness to embrace, repeat, and amplify disinformation portends a frightening future for democracy in America.”
― Barbara McQuade, Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

“Give readers their candy, not their vegetables.”
― Barbara McQuade, Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

“A significant number of Americans don’t seem to care anymore whether a statement is true. What seems to matter instead is whether any given message is consistent with their worldview.”
― Barbara McQuade, Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

“The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero