Fake News
Separating Truth from Fiction
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
This title explores journalistic and fact-checking standards, Constitutional protections, and real-world case studies, helping readers identify the mechanics, perpetrators, motives, and psychology of fake news. A final chapter explores methods for assessing and avoiding the spread of fake news.
Contents:
Fake news: it's real and it matters -- How real news works -- The many faces of fake news -- Real fakes -- Who believes fake news, and why? -- How harmful is fake news? -- Fake news and free speech -- How to tell fake news from real news -- You can help fight fake news.
Target Audience: 1190L
ISBN:
9781541528147
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SOCIAL SCI Mil | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Mil | Edgewood | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Mil | Wheatley (Shandon) | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.