Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity

From fake news to conspiracy theories, from pandemics to populism, misinformation is one of the defining challenges of our time. In Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity (W. W. Norton), Cambridge social psychologist Sander van der Linden — advisor to governments and tech companies — explains the psychology of misinformation and how to inoculate ourselves against it. Winner of the SPSP Book Prize, the 2024 APA William James Book Award, the 2024 Harvard Goldsmith Book Prize, and the 2024 Nautilus Book Award; a Financial Times Best Book of the Year.