Fake News (Spanish Edition)

In print and digital press, on both social and traditional media, a torrent of lies, propaganda, and inaccuracies gets confused with the reporting of real facts. In this Orwellian scenario, journalistic ethics, corroboration, and accuracy seem like forgotten relics. The phenomenon is powerful and is already affecting world events: thanks in good part to “fake news,” Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency. And it’s not an isolated event; in Mexico, fake news is an everyday event, as evidenced in the case of “Frida Sofía.” In this book, journalist Esteban Illades examines dozens of cases in which confusion and falsehoods have led to catastrophic results, and explores the reasons why—in the heart of the Age of Knowledge—we continue to believe impossible facts and deny irrefutable evidence.