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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yasmin, Seema, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Media literacy > Juvenile literature.
Misinformation > Juvenile literature.
Disinformation > Juvenile literature.
Information literacy > Juvenile literature.
Fake news > Juvenile literature.
Internet > Social aspects > Juvenile literature.
Internet > Political aspects > Juvenile literature.
Social media and society > Juvenile literature.
Social media > Political aspects > Juvenile literature.
Media literacy.
Misinformation.
Disinformation.
Information literacy.
Fake news.
Internet > Social aspects.
Internet > Political aspects.
Social media and society.
Social media > Political aspects.
Description
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.
Physical Description:358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-343) and index.
ISBN:9781665900034
1665900032