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MIT Reads is an all-MIT reading experience that aims to build community and foster understanding. Events and discussions are open to the entire MIT community.
Fall 2025 book selection – On Disinformation
We are delighted to announce our fall selection, On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre.
About the book
The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society. Drawing on his twenty years of experience as a scholar of science denial, McIntyre explains how autocrats wield disinformation to manipulate a populace and deny obvious realities, why the best way to combat disinformation is to disrupt its spread, and most importantly, how we can win the war on truth.
Events
We invite you to explore our fall selection, On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre with these events:
- Wednesday, October 8, 5 – 6:30pm
- On Disinformation and Democracy with Lee McIntyre. Attend in person or online. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required.
- Thursday, October 9, 12 – 1 pm
- Participate in an informal small group discussion over lunch, in-person only. The event is free, but registration is required. (MIT only).
MIT Reads is sponsored by the MIT Libraries and the MIT Press.