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Crowd-sourced analysis of publicly available data can be a powerful tool in exposing lies, as is proved by an impressive track record of impactful scoops.

Crowd-sourced analysis of publicly available data can be a powerful tool in exposing lies, as is proved by an impressive track record of impactful scoops.

Eliot Higgins – We are Bellingcat

The book raises the question what happens if online sleuth methods are applied for profit maximization rather than for truth seeking.

The issues and conflicts plaguing modern Spain are rooted in a troubled history that until shockingly recently was a dictatorship

The issues and conflicts plaguing modern Spain are rooted in a troubled history that until shockingly recently was a dictatorship

Tobias Buck – After the fall

Great overview that brings together different perspectives in a shocking narrative without becoming judgemental.

Traders trying to make a killing in an ever more sophisticated market economy are driven to ever smarter deals and lower moral standards

Traders trying to make a killing in an ever more sophisticated market economy are driven to ever smarter deals and lower moral standards

Javier Blas and Jack Farchy – The world for sale

Well documented account of how instrumental commodity markets have been in global politics.

Almost any country can hack its way to power, posing a threat to political systems and essential infrastructure world-wide

Almost any country can hack its way to power, posing a threat to political systems and essential infrastructure world-wide

Nicole Perlroth – This is ho they tell me the world ends

Although the writer clearly picks sides, she does not shy away from the role of the US in the cyber arms race.

It requires a lot of dedication to learn superior memorization skills, but it can be done

It requires a lot of dedication to learn superior memorization skills, but it can be done

Joshua Foer – Moonwalking with Einstein

Endearing blend of journalism and personal experience.

Steve Bannon skilfully helped Trump to play to his own strengths and avoid his considerable weaknesses

Steve Bannon skilfully helped Trump to play to his own strengths and avoid his considerable weaknesses

Bob Woodward – Fear

The level of Trump’s incompetency is not even shocking.

Trump’s campaign was not the train wreck that everyone thought it was

Trump’s campaign was not the train wreck that everyone thought it was

Katy Tur – Unbelievable

Intriguing account covering Trump’s rise, by an NBC journalist debuting on the campaign trail.

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