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Somebody Told Me
- One Man’s Unexpected Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Lies, Trolls and Conspiracies
- Narrated by: Danny Wallace
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Have you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? Have you been calling her enough? You sure she’s not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? Has she suddenly started quietly muttering in the Aldi queue about the “Jewish Space Lasers” she’s heard are setting wildfires around the world to make sure everyone believes in climate change? When was the moment the world began to believe anything?
Danny Wallace, million-copy bestselling author of Yes Man and Join Me, has fallen down the modern rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Along the way, he encounters families torn apart by accusations and fake news, journalists putting themselves on the frontline of the disinformation war, reformed conspiracy theorists, influencers who see profit in stoking paranoia, and the shadowy nameless, faceless trolls on the other side of our screens. He discovers how disinformation and well-told lies can ruin a year or a whole life, how they can affect our family, our street, our community. How they can spread across a country, a continent, even the world. How they take hold of our imaginations and make us feel both helpless and powerful.
And Danny asks: can you do anything to stop it – even with the truth on your side?
'Shocking, timely and - as you’d expect from Danny Wallace - very funny' - Adam Kay
'Thrilling, thought-provoking, funny and wise. Danny has an incredible knack for taking the bizarre fringes and rabbit holes of humanity and making them compulsively laugh-out-loud readable.' - Danny Robins, journalist, presenter of Uncanny and writer of 2:22 A Ghost Story
'Danny Wallace lightens this dark topic about lies and propaganda with his trademark humour and gets the balance just right' – BBC, Books to Read in 2024
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- James Hoddy
- 07-08-24
what a ride.
Thank you very much, Danny, for keeping me company during my hospital stay via this book! An engaging and thought-provoking voyage that culminates in a satisfying resolution.
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- F.D.M
- 24-07-24
Fascinating insight into the world of misinformation
I heard about this book in an interview with Danny Wallace on the podcast Full disclosure, and have binged it over 2 days. It’s an interesting look at the world of misinformation, fake news, propaganda & conspiracy theories. Absolute must listen if you want to see how easy it is to get lost in a rabbit hole. Danny Wallace weaves it together in a very engaging way, littering it with little threads that pull it all together later in the book. It’s absolutely fascinating & has really opened my eyes.
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- SWLondonUK
- 17-08-24
Essential
Scary, fascinating, well researched a hugely entertaining. Like others have said this should be compulsory.
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- Mrs. M. E. R. Masterton
- 04-09-24
Brilliant! Will listen again straight away!
Loved this so much - narrated by Danny which makes it so good. A great book on a fascinating subject. Thoughtful and thought provoking. I wonder what happens next…?
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- Elliot
- 24-06-24
Striking and Funny and Important
Danny Wallace's latest deep dive into something more sinister than you could possibly imagine is everything you want it to be. Full of emotional heft and very important. Another triumph.
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- Ryan P.
- 17-05-24
Scary but brilliant
Another warning that ‘post truth’ is on the way, and Danny Wallace puts this together thoughtfully and with great humour. Much has been written in popular journalism about conspiracy theories and how it ties into the right wing, but this goes a bit further into the spread of information itself and it was enlightening to learn about Russias tactics.
Loved it.
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- Sall
- 13-05-24
Really interesting book
This book was not quite what I was expecting. I’m a huge Danny Wallace fan but this was not his usual lighthearted read. He addresses some very serious and thought provoking topics such as AI and fake news.
Danny manages to inject his lovely humour into it so it’s not a heavy read, and it’s very sympathetically written.
I would recommend this book, it’s made me question some of my behaviours and I feel a little bit more prepared for things that may lay ahead. Its always a pleasure to listen to the lovely Danny Wallace, I hereby award this book 10/10 (never trust a crow)
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- RitchD
- 15-05-24
Maybe I’m not going mad
Should be taught in schools….at a minimum social awareness courses. Thankyou Mr Wallace another great read
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- Mr Dave
- 13-05-24
A very interesting listen
I binged the book in two days. I’m fascinated by conspiracy theories and why people believe them. Why we can all share the same experiences and evidence. But have completely different realities. So I found this book very interesting, and scary in equal measure. It’s well balanced and doesn’t blame the victim. We can all easily become victims, and the more we learn about this subject with the help of books like this will help prevent that from happening. I really enjoyed it. Or….Am I a paid shill????
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- Lisa Shaw
- 12-05-24
Funny, interesting & really well narrated!
I listened to this in 2 days, I couldn't put it down. Such interesting topics, SO well read with great humour, clarity & eloquence, a big thank you to the author!
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