David Karpf

David Karpf is an associate professor in the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. He is the author of two books on digital politics, along with a weekly Substack newsletter called “The Future, Now and Then.”

July 2024, Volume 35, Issue 3

Democracy After Truth

A review of The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World — and What We Can Do, by Steven Brill, and Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality, by Renée DiResta.