Hippo Eats Dwarf

A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S.

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Can you grow a bonsai kitten? Should you stock up on dehydrated water? Is it easy to order human-flavored tofu? Or is this all just B.S.?In a world of lip synching, breast implants, payola punditry, and staged reality shows, it's hard to know the real from the fake. Hippo Eats Dwarf is the essential field guide to today's Misinformation Age. Whether you're deciphering political doublespeak or trying to decide whether to forward that virus warning, hoaxpert Alex Boese provides the guidelines you need. For instance, Reality Rule 6.1: Just because you read it on the Internet doesn't make it true.With case files, reality checks, definitions, and plenty of doctored photos, Hippo Eats Dwarf is an entertaining guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.
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Writer
Boese, Alex
Title
Hippo Eats Dwarf
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Year
2006
Language
English
Pages
290
Weight
318 gr
EAN
9780156030830
Dimensions
197 x 127 x 19 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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