The Noise War: How to Fight Disinformation and Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You

The Noise War: How to Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You is a field manual for a world where facts are under siege and lies travel faster than light. Written by veteran national security correspondent J.J. Green, it distills two decades of frontline reporting from Kabul to Kyiv, from the Pentagon to the digital frontiers of influence warfare, into a clear, practical guide for journalists, policymakers, educators, and citizens determined to defend truth in an era of synthetic media and algorithmic manipulation.

In 2025, when AI-generated deepfakes can spark wars, SIM farms can hijack national communications in minutes, and disinformation campaigns can fracture democracies, this book is both a warning and a weapon. It exposes how "flood the zone" tactics, once perfected by autocrats, now undermine elections, institutions, and public trust in the United States. Through vivid real-world cases, strategic analysis, and ready-to-use toolkits, The Noise War shows how to identify, contain, and neutralize disinformation before it takes root.

From pre-bunking to collective journalistic defense, from narrowing the firehose to demanding algorithmic accountability, this handbook transforms complex threats into actionable strategies. Its message is urgent and empowering: truth can still win, but only if we learn to fight for it. The Noise War equips readers to recognize manipulation, resist exhaustion, and rebuild the shared reality that democracy depends on. In a century defined by information warfare, it is not just a guidebook. It is a survival manual for the truth.

Author: J. J. Green
Publisher: Shondine House Publishing
Published: 01/22/2026
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d
ISBN: 9798218922634

About the Author
Green, J. J.: - J.J. Green is the national security correspondent at WTOP. He reports daily on international security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments. He provides regular reporting and on-air analysis on breaking and continuing security news. He also hosts the weekly podcast Target USA, which examines the threats facing the US and he's the author of WTOP's Inside the SCIF newsletter. In May of 2023, he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from Champlain College for his "leadership as an author, correspondent, teacher, and expertise in international affairs." He has won more than 40 national, regional and local journalism awards for his work. He was the recipient of the 2017 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense for his series Anatomy of a Russian Attack. He also received a National Edward R. Murrow Award in 2009 for his national security reporting aboard the USS Miami -Hidden Hunter.J. is a regular national security contributor on WJLA TV in Washington and has worked at six television networks as a reporter or host including ABC, CNN, BET, C-SPAN, Al Jazeera America, and News Nation. An accomplished public speaker, J.J. lectures regularly at universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad on international security issues; and speaks often to U.S. government, military and national security organizations.J.J. graduated magna cum laude from Hampton University. He's fluent in Spanish, speaks working-level French, is studying Estonian. An avid athlete, he is an accomplished speed skater, a regular runner, and swimmer, cross trainer and is an expert kickboxer. He's the founder of the Hillandale United community group, a member of the SAG/AFTRA Washington Mid-Atlantic board and a former member of the RTDNA board of directors.