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Title Statement | What the fact?!: finding the truth in all the noise / Dr. Seema Yasmin. |
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Author | Yasmin, Seema, 1982- |
Publication | ©2022New York, NY: Simon & Schuster BFYR,2022. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 358 pages |
ISBN | 9781665900034 1665900032 |
Other Number | 4148058 |
Contents | Introduction -- Contagious information -- Bias, beliefs, and why we fall for bs -- News, noise, and nonsenese -- Social media -- How to debunk and disagree -- Hi, Critical Thinker! So...what now? -- Gratitude -- Sources -- Index. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Digital media |
Journalism--Objectivity | |
Fake news | |
Media literacy | |
Propaganda | |
Disinformation | |
Social media--Moral and ethical aspects | |
Internet--Moral and ethical aspects |