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What the fact?

Yasmin, Seema 1982- (author.).

Summary: From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin comes a “savvy, accessible, and critical” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the importance of media literacy, fact-based reporting, and the ability to discern truth from lies. What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news? How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well, we have to. As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of our national discourse and “truth” itself is being questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more important. In this accessible guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced clickbait and misleading headlines.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665900034
  • ISBN: 1665900032
  • Physical Description: 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Finding the truth in all the noise"--Front cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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?
Subject: Media literacy
Social media Political aspects
Social media and society
Internet Political aspects
Internet Social aspects
Fake news
Information literacy
Disinformation
Misinformation
Media literacy
Social media Political aspects Juvenile literature
Social media and society Juvenile literature
Internet Political aspects Juvenile literature
Internet Social aspects Juvenile literature
Fake news Juvenile literature
Information literacy Juvenile literature
Disinformation Juvenile literature
Misinformation Juvenile literature
Media literacy Juvenile literature
Genre: Young adult literature.
Young adult nonfiction.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT 302.23 YASMIN (Text) 50686016269347 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library YA 302.23 Y295w (Text) 85131001855288 CACM Young Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library YA 302.23 YASMIN (Text) 35740635894983 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Teens 302.23 YAS Nonfiction (Text) 34261000568715 Teen Area Available -
Lower Macungie Library YA 302.23 YAS (Text) 33400001573644 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Milton Public Library YA 302.23 YAS (Text) 33226001097619 MLTM YA Non-Fiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Teen 302.23 Yas (Text) 33223009067199 New Available -
Milford Library YA 302.23 YAS (Text) 30352101361326 YA Nonfiction Available -

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