A tongue-in-cheek field guide to the modern worlds Misinformation Age exposes a wide range of hoaxes, from political doublespeak and virulent virus warnings to staged reality television and bonsai kittens, in a lighthearted guide that shares guidelines on how to spot a hoax. A tongue-in-cheek field guide to the modern worlds Misinformation Age exposes a wide range of hoaxes, from political doublespeak and virulent virus warnings to staged reality television and bonsai kittens, in a lighthearted guide that shares guidelines on how to spot a hoax. By the author of The Museum of Hoaxes. Original. 30,000 first printing. Can you grow a bonsai kitten? Should you stock up on dehydrated water? Is it easy to order human-flavored tofu? Or is this all just B.S.?In a world of lip synching, breast implants, payola punditry, and staged reality shows, its hard to know the real from the fake. Hippo Eats Dwarf is the essential field guide to todays Misinformation Age. Whether youre deciphering political doublespeak or trying to decide whether to forward that virus warning, hoaxpert Alex Boese provides the guidelines you need. For instance, Reality Rule 6.1: Just because you read it on the Internet doesnt make it true.With case files, reality checks, definitions, and plenty of doctored photos, Hippo Eats Dwarf is an entertaining guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between. Can you grow a bonsai kitten? Should you stock up on dehydrated water? Is it easy to order human-flavored tofu? Or is this all just B.S.?In a world of lip synching, breast implants, payola punditry, and staged reality shows, its hard to know the real from the fake. Hippo Eats Dwarf is the essential field guide to todays Misinformation Age. Whether youre deciphering political doublespeak or trying to decide whether to forward that virus warning, hoaxpert Alex Boese provides the guidelines you need. For instance, Reality Rule 6.1: Just because you read it on the Internet doesnt make it true.With case files, reality checks, definitions, and plenty of doctored photos, Hippo Eats Dwarf is an entertaining guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.
