Yasmin, Seema,

What the fact? / Dr. Seema Yasmin. - First edition. - 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

"Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.

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.

1190L Lexile

ISBN: 9781665900034 1665900032

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Media literacy
Misinformation
Disinformation
Information literacy
Fake news
Internet
Internet
Social media and society
Social media
Social media
Young adult literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 302.23