Marty’s Movement for Truth: A Fight to Preserve Democracy in the Age of Disinformation
Facts anchor us.
Truth connects us.
Disinformation destroys us.
What occurs when truth is the most dangerous weapon?
Marty’s Movement for Truth is a stirring political thriller that tears open the curtain on the modern machinery of disinformation that is rampant on social media. With the mounting tension of a Hitchcock film and the intense realism of an investigative journalist, author David Lloyd Levitt emerses readers into a country where facts are litigated, stories are contrived, and democracy hangs in the balance.
Marty West is a surprising hero, a retired systems analyst who normally chooses data over drama. But after witnessing a mass shooting at the State Capitol and the uncomfortable silence that ensues, Marty can no longer look away from the contradictions. When official reports don’t make sense, he begins a podcast to find answers. What starts as an individual search for answers ultimately shows him the societal need for truth and becomes a quest to spark a movement.
Enter Spear, a mercurial genius of a hacker with her own reasons for uncovering the truth. Equipped with explosive secrets, she and Marty find a murky network of multinational corporations and influential social media empires that create outrage, push conspiracy theories, and exploit division for monetary gain. As Marty’s audience explodes, so does the backlash: threats increase, federal investigators swoop in, and invisible forces collude to shut him down.
Timely, provocative, and chillingly plausible, Marty’s Movement for Truth addresses the defining crisis of our times. When lies are weaponized and truth is buried, who will stand up to defend democracy—and at what cost?
Learn more at martysmovementfortruth.com.
