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What the fact? : finding the truth in all the noise / Seema Yasmin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. Edition: First editionDescription: 358 pages : illustrations, photographs, charts, facsimiles ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781665900034
  • 1665900032
Other title:
  • Finding the truth in all the noise
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • P96.M4 Y37 2022
Contents:
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?
Summary: "What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news? How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well, we have to. As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of our national discourse and "truth" itself is being questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more vital. In this accessibly-written guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced clickbait and misleading headlines."--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Young Adult Young Adult Waimate Young Adult Non Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 302.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00747748

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?

"What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news? How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well, we have to. As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of our national discourse and "truth" itself is being questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more vital. In this accessibly-written guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced clickbait and misleading headlines."--

Ages 12 and up.

Grades 7-9.

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