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- Information literacy--Juvenile literature
- Media literacy--Juvenile literature
- Internet--Political aspects--Juvenile literature
- Disinformation--Juvenile literature
- Fake news--Juvenile literature
- Misinformation--Juvenile literature
- Social media and society--Juvenile literature
- Social media--Political aspects--Juvenile literature
- Internet--Social aspects--Juvenile literature
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| Title Statement | What the fact? / Dr. Seema Yasmin. |
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| Author | Yasmin, Seema, 1982- |
| Publication | New York: Simon & Schuster BFYR,2023.©2022 |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster paperback edition. |
| Extent of Item | 358 pages |
| ISBN | 9781665900041 (trade paperback) |
| Other Number | pr07206462 |
| General Notes | "Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover. |
| 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? |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) 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. |
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| By Topic | Information literacy--Juvenile literature |
| Media literacy--Juvenile literature | |
| Internet--Juvenile literature--Political aspects | |
| Disinformation--Juvenile literature | |
| Fake news--Juvenile literature | |
| Misinformation--Juvenile literature | |
| Social media and society--Juvenile literature | |
| Social media--Juvenile literature--Political aspects | |
| Internet--Juvenile literature--Social aspects | |
