Drawing on research from multiple disciplines and international case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of online disinformation and its potential countermeasures.

Eileen Culloty is a post-doctoral researcher at the DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism where she leads research on countering disinformation as part of the H2020 project Provenance (grant no. 825227). Eileen sits on the management board of the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network JOLT: Harnessing Digital and Data Technology for Journalism (grant no. 765140).

Jane Suiter is a political scientist with a focus on the public sphere and in particular on scaling up deliberation and disinformation. She has published in over 30 journals including Science, International Journal of Political Science, and the International Journal of Communication and is the author of two books including Reimagining Democracy: Lessons in Deliberative Democracy from the Irish Frontline (2019).

1. Introduction: Information Pathologies ; 2. Bad Actors ; 3 Platforms ; 4. Audiences ; 5. Countermeasures ; 6. Conclusion: Post-Truth Communication