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Turner, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1955- author.
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Obama, Barack.
Rumor in mass media.
Fake news -- United States.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Trash talk : anti-Ob...
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Trash talk : anti-Obama lore and race in the twenty-first century / Patricia A. Turner.
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Turner, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1955- author.
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Subjects
Obama, Barack.
Rumor in mass media.
Fake news -- United States.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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9780520389243 (paperback) :
0520389247 (paperback)
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255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Flagged down -- Articles of faith -- Born to run -- Michelle matters -- Pandemic levels -- Obama legends in the age of Trump.
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"Barack Obama and his family have been the objects of rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories unprecedented in US politics in terms of vitriol, volume, and persistence. Outbreaks of anti-Obama lore have occurred with every national election cycle since 2004, continuing to the present day-two elections after his presidency ended. As internet communications vastly increased their reach over these years, rumors and conspiracy theories have become powerful political tools, and new types of lore, including the "hoax" and "fake news" have taken root. The mainstream press, the political establishment, and the major technology giants dismissed or ignored the anti-Obama lore, registering concern only after it became apparent that the Obamas weren't the only victims"--
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