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Lee McIntyre

@leecmcintyre.bsky.social
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Philosopher, martial artist, dog lover. Author of ON DISINFORMATION: HOW TO FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND PROTECT DEMOCRACY

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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Thinking today about all the guys who never came home. My dad was one of the lucky ones. And he never forgot it.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This picture is many years old but one of my favorite of my dogs Dante and Gigi.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Happy National German Shepherd Day to all of our present and past beauties: Dante, Hector, Juno, and Gigi
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
35 years ago today I got my Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. In 16 days my son will defend his Ph.D. dissertation in philosophy at Rutgers. Sunrise, sunset.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I somehow missed this back in 2023. Glad to see it now. I'm honored to have claimed the #1 spot on the MIT Press tongue-in-cheek "future banned book" list. mitpress.mit.edu/our-future-b...
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Yow, that is beautiful!!!
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
TODAY ONLY! The electronic version of my 2018 book POST-TRUTH is available for $1.99 on Amazon!!! Thanks to The MIT Press for selecting it as part of the Penguin Random House Backlist Marketing Program. www.amazon.com/Post-Truth-M...
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Post-Truth (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
Post-Truth (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) - Kindle edition by McIntyre, Lee. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Post-Truth (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series).
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Oh NOW he gets it!?
reuters.com
Trump accuses Iran of using AI to spread disinformation
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Iran of using artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” to misrepresent its wartime successes and support.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Gigi would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! She will be turning 16 (yes I know, we can't believe it either) in a few weeks. We rescued her at 11 and she has been the perfect dog. She spent 10 years as a breeder, with all the scars from neglect/abuse. Now look. Love heals.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I really like this short, hopeful piece on what we can do in the year ahead to fight misinformation. Happy Christmas and New Year everyone! www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/well...
niemanlab.org
We’ll stop worrying and learn to love the misinformation bomb
"You have to show what is right, believable, relevant, and positive. You have to be as authentic, accessible, and aware as that guy from the alt-right."
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Wanted to share today's good news that I was just elected a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge!
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
My Dad, Frank McIntyre, Antifa 1945. Thanks and Happy Veterans Day to all who served.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Seven years ago I published a book called POST-TRUTH. Today's NYT makes clear just how far down the authoritarian road we've now traveled. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Hector's birthday today. My big beautiful boy. He would've been 17 today. I still miss him every day.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
THIS is how to be an ally for truth. Lovely to see Pope Leo taking such a clear stand against post-truth, picking up where Pope Francis left off. And he quotes Hannah Arendt! Bravo!
apnews.com
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Late in life my working man father got interested in why Rome fell. He loved the USA. Got his GED. Fought in World War 2. Believed in immigration as part of the American dream. Voted in every election. Hated bullies. I wish I could've shared this article with him. It's a good one.
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.
The American experiment will soon turn 250. Is its time running out?
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
An amazing video that demonstrates once again the power of face to face conversation.
youtube.com
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Brace yourselves. Sora will do for video what ChatGPT has done for text. The possibilities for video-based disinformation are now convenient and endless.
nytimes.com
OpenAI’s New Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Finally some good news!!
news.harvard.edu
You want chocolate. You need flavanols. — Harvard Gazette
Research strengthens evidence for role of inflammation in disease – especially as we age.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Trump didn't get what he wanted when he deployed troops to DC, so now he has targeted Portland. Things are peaceful here! Trump is trying to provoke a reaction so he can use it as an excuse to declare martial law. This is not a mistake; it's part of his overall plan.
theguardian.com
Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon
Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Bravo Adam Serwer! "I want to distinguish between chickenshit and cowardice. Fear is part of human existence. Bravery is the overcoming of fear, not its absence. Acts of cowardice can be provoked by genuine danger...When you're chickenshit, you capitulate to avoid the mere possibility of discomfort"
theatlantic.com
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Trump is consolidating power at an alarming clip. Soon he will exploit (or create) some crisis to declare martial law. Maybe this meeting is where he'll ask all of his generals and admirals to sign a loyalty pledge to him...or be fired. If so, this isn't the road to fascism. This is fascism!
washingtonpost.com
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I'm so proud to share my conversation with Dr. Seema Yasmin on her outstanding podcast OUR BIG SHOT. Timely stuff here as the next wave of Covid now falls upon us.
open.spotify.com
How do you talk to people who disagree with you about Science? We talk to the man who wrote the book on it.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Proud to announce that ON DISINFORMATION was chosen as the MIT Libraries "MIT Reads" fall selection. If you're in town, please come hear me talk about it live and in person on October 8th at the Hayden Library (1st floor) at 2 p.m. on the MIT campus. calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis...
calendar.mit.edu
MIT Reads: On Disinformation and Democracy with Lee McIntyre
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
So it looks like the USA was just caught in a covert influence operation in Greenland. This involved all the tools of information warfare including disinformation. Beware that this is the Russian "hybrid" model: it starts with weaponized information as a prelude to possible kinetic action later.
bbc.com
Greenland: Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged influence operation
The aim was reportedly to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Some goods news for a change today. At least for philosophers. How rare is that?!
theconversation.com
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This one hits close to home. Both Jason Stanley and Tim Snyder are friends of mine. And I think that when three prominent scholars of fascism, tyranny, disinformation, and propaganda all leave for Canada at the same time, it's worth taking note.
yaledailynews.com
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Classic demonstration of a Russian disinformation technique called the "firehose of falsehood." Trump doesn't like reality so he says: (1) We did nothing wrong. (2) The information wasn’t classified. (3)The guy who got it is a sleaze bag. (4) The magazine he published it in is weak and failing.
theatlantic.com
Trump Goes After the Messenger
The president is privately upset with the sloppiness of his advisers. Publicly, he’s focused on attacking the press.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I'm honored to have been mentioned and quoted on Dr. Francis Collins's interview on Robin Young's NPR program "Here and Now," discussing the recent MIT conference on how to build trust in science. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Outstanding article by my friend Jonathan Rauch. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
theatlantic.com
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
So proud to appear on the Chauncey DeVega podcast...thank you for the great conversation! thechaunceydevegashow.libsyn.com/ep-425-the-a...
thechaunceydevegashow.libsyn.com
The Chauncey DeVega Show: Ep. 425: The American People Are Being Targeted and Manipulated By a Disinformation and Propaganda War
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a Senior Advisor for Public Trust in Science at the Aspen Institute. He is the author of...
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thanks so much to Jasmine Green at the Washington Post for this recent interview. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Happy "gotcha" day to Gigi my wonderful German Shepherd. She had a terrible life before she was rescued at age 10 by Miracle GSD of Maine, from whom we adopted her a year later. Now she has a soft bed, treats, and tons of love. No finer dog ever. Can't believe it's already been four years.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
There is no greater gift to disinformers than to pretend that truth is a matter of consensus or that the protection of free speech requires giving a megaphone to liars.
nbcnews.com
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company's moderation policies and practices, saying that the election felt like a "cultural tipping point."
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I seem to be quoted in this WAPO article, but can't open it because I cancelled my subscription when they wouldn't endorse in the 2024 election. Some sort of joke or irony here I guess....maybe someone else can tell me what it says? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
washingtonpost.com
Jimmy Carter would not tell a lie. Did his honesty doom his presidency?
When he began his presidential bid, Jimmy Carter vowed that he “would not tell a lie.” But historians say his honesty made it harder to get things done and stay in office.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thinking of Jimmy Carter today and stumbled upon this piece I wrote that mentioned him back in 2018, on the subject of truth in politics. Unfortunately, I think it still applies to the situation we're in today. What do you think? theconversation.com/lies-damn-li...
theconversation.com
Lies, damn lies and post-truth
Any amateur politician can engage in lying. President Donald Trump is going further than that. He’s engaging in ‘post-truth’.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
@mitpress.bsky.social just shared this USA TODAY article that I contributed to earlier this year over on Twitter and I'm hoping folks will see it here too. Thank you MIT Press! www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
usatoday.com
Unsure how to tell medical fact from fiction? You're not alone. Experts offer some tips.
Medical mis- and disinformation floods the internet. Experts offer some explanations for the increase and tips for fighting back.
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Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Thanks to everyone who has found me here now. I'm done with Twitter. The fight for truth, facts, science, and reason goes on!
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