Truthteller: An Investigative Reporter's Journey Through the World of Truth Prevention, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories (Paperback)

Introduction: A toolbox for lies and deception 1. From the toolbox: The art of character assassination The strange journey of Richard Tomlinson 2. From the toolbox: Shoot the messengers If a forest is destroyed and no one is there to see it, does anyone care? 3. From the toolbox: Our conspiracy theories are better than yours The Estonia mystery: Spies, smugglers, secret packages and Putin 4. From the toolbox: Delay, delay, delay until everyone gets bored A murder confession is ignored 5. From the toolbox: Create your own reality State-sponsored stories and other distractions 6. From the toolbox: Manufacture another truth The human shields - how a cover-up was covered up 7. From the toolbox: The value of distance An Antarctic rescue and the death of a scientist 8. From the toolbox: Official secrets and other means of suppression How to avoid a government stopping your book being published 9. From the toolbox: Behind closed doors Making lots of people angry in the world's friendliest country 10. A different tool: Happy endings, deception practised by journalists and other good people Misleading the world's children 11. The assault on truth: Where to from here?