Martin Moore is senior lecturer in political communication education and director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at King’s College London. His books include Democracy Hacked: How Technology Is Destabilizing Global Politics (2018).Thomas Colley is senior visiting research fellow in war studies at King’s College London and senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His books include Always at War: British Public Narratives of War (2019).

• List of Abbreviations1. News as Reality2. War Is Peace: Putin’s Russia3. Selling “Democracy”: Xi’s China4. A Counterfeit Public Sphere: Orbán’s Hungary5. The Godi Media: Modi’s India6. Mass Delusion: Bolsonaro’s Brazil7. The Gospel Truth: AMLO’s Mexico8. The Truth-Seekers: Verifying Government Narratives9. Back to RealityAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

While the news industry collapses in democracies, authoritarian regimes are reinventing "news" as a weapon to oppress opposition at home and enemies abroad. This book is the ultimate guide to this brave news world.

Martin Moore is senior lecturer in political communication education and director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at King’s College London. His books include Democracy Hacked: How Technology Is Destabilizing Global Politics (2018).Thomas Colley is senior visiting research fellow in war studies at King’s College London and senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His books include Always at War: British Public Narratives of War (2019).

• List of Abbreviations1. News as Reality2. War Is Peace: Putin’s Russia3. Selling “Democracy”: Xi’s China4. A Counterfeit Public Sphere: Orbán’s Hungary5. The Godi Media: Modi’s India6. Mass Delusion: Bolsonaro’s Brazil7. The Gospel Truth: AMLO’s Mexico8. The Truth-Seekers: Verifying Government Narratives9. Back to RealityAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

While the news industry collapses in democracies, authoritarian regimes are reinventing "news" as a weapon to oppress opposition at home and enemies abroad. This book is the ultimate guide to this brave news world.

Martin Moore is senior lecturer in political communication education and director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at King’s College London. His books include Democracy Hacked: How Technology Is Destabilizing Global Politics (2018).Thomas Colley is senior visiting research fellow in war studies at King’s College London and senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His books include Always at War: British Public Narratives of War (2019).

• List of Abbreviations1. News as Reality2. War Is Peace: Putin’s Russia3. Selling “Democracy”: Xi’s China4. A Counterfeit Public Sphere: Orbán’s Hungary5. The Godi Media: Modi’s India6. Mass Delusion: Bolsonaro’s Brazil7. The Gospel Truth: AMLO’s Mexico8. The Truth-Seekers: Verifying Government Narratives9. Back to RealityAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

While the news industry collapses in democracies, authoritarian regimes are reinventing "news" as a weapon to oppress opposition at home and enemies abroad. This book is the ultimate guide to this brave news world.