What the fact?
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.
| Main Author: | Yasmin, Seema, 1982- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster BFYR,
[2022]
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| Physical Description: |
358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
"Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover. 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? 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index. |
| Physical Description: |
358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781665900034 1665900032 |