Ian Sansom

Is there any defence against the tidal wave of online disinformation?

Grotesque conspiracy theories merge and snowball, with serious global consequences. James Ball proposes a Digital Health System to counter the ‘pathogens’

A demonstrator dressed as a QAnon shaman in front of Trump Tower in March this year. [Getty Images]
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  • The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World

    James Ball

    Bloomsbury, pp. 304, £20

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