What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781665900034)

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.

Author: Seema Yasmin
ISBN-10: 1665900032
ISBN-13: 9781665900034
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2022
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.84w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2022
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2022
School Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 103