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Manipulating Information and the Rise of Authoritarians
This chapter discusses the strategy of authoritarians to increase misinformation and undermine good reporting in order to gain power. It uses a parable about an island to illustrate how the removal of a central player who ensures the quality of information leads to confusion and allows bad actors to replace good reporting. The chapter highlights the importance of maintaining faith in the media and a central body that holds potential autocrats accountable.