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Author Yasmin, Seema, 1982-

Title What the fact? / Dr. Seema Yasmin.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2022]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  302.23 Yasmin    ---  DUE 12-10-24
Edition First edition.
Description 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Note "Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.
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 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.
Source 20220927.
Subject Media literacy -- Juvenile literature.
Media literacy.
ISBN 9781665900034 19.99
1665900032 19.99

 
    
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