Joe Pierre, MD

Dr Pierre is a health sciences clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF and the unit chief of the Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital Adult Inpatient Unit.

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FALSE: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True

ByJoe Pierre, MD

July 9th 2025

This book explores how mistrust and disinformation shape our beliefs, revealing the psychological mechanisms behind false convictions in today's society.

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