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What the fact? Cover Image Book

What the fact? / Dr. Seema Yasmin.

Yasmin, Seema, 1982- (author.).

Summary:

Tracing the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape, a journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor gives readers the skills to identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665900034
  • ISBN: 1665900032
  • Physical Description: 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2022]

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General Note:
"Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : Hi, freethinker -- Contagious information -- Bias, beliefs, and why we fall for BS -- News, noise, and nonsense -- Social media -- How to debunk and disagree -- Epilogue : Hi, critical thinker! So...what now?
Target Audience Note:
1190L Lexile

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Subject:
Media literacy.
Misinformation.
Disinformation.
Internet > Social aspects > Political aspects.
Social media > Political aspects > Social aspects.
Social media.
Genre:
Young adult literature.

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  • 25 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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