“A must read to expose and defuse disinformation."
– Nancy Snow, lead author of the 8th edition of Propaganda and Persuasion (Sage, 2025)

“Propagandists warp truth to get your trust.”
“Disinformation controls you.”

We need more than warnings, says the author of Get Ahead of Propagandists. In about 70 pages, he crushes the fake information eating away our freedoms.

This book explores how propaganda works, as well as ways to: block, blunt, or counter its effects; enlist the media in this effort; extend education for countering propaganda; and push to criminalize egregiously harmful lies of propagandists.

Crush fake information to help democracy thrive!

Insights for nations, organizations, or anyone fighting disinformation to -
 Outwit propagandists.
 Detect, deflect, and dismantle disinformation.
 Counter manufactured outrage.

“Very good analysis. Jacques Ellul himself, along with his lifelong friend, Bernard Charbonneau, also believed in forming groups to discuss media propaganda.”
– Randal Marlin, author Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

“Brilliant–a strong call to action based in solid research!”
– Kay Sprinkel Grace

“I’ve enjoyed reading Rodney Miller’s blog posts for a number of years, particularly those focused on contemporary problems of propaganda. Rodney’s posts on propaganda, now collected and thematized, lay out a hopeful blueprint for commentators and teachers who aim to diagnose and alleviate obstacles to clear thinking and thoughtful communicating.”
– J. Michael Sproule, author Democratic Vernaculars: Rhetorics of Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Criticism since the Enlightenment

“This is interesting, comprehensive, and well researched. With the mayhem of discourse that surrounds us now in the 21st century, I would like to hear real debates on ideas.”
– Patsy McCarthy, coauthor Speaking Persuasively

“The most cogent explanation of how populist propaganda has been effective in the U.S. lately.”
– Anon. Blog Reader

“Much needed commentary in difficult times.”
– Anon. Blog Reader