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Seeing Through Internet Hoaxes

News Literacy

Reading Level: 5

Interest Level: 5-8

Product type: eBook
ISBN: 978-1-5026-4151-9
Author: Fiona Young-Brown
Copyright: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 64
Dewey: 364.163--dc23
Biographies • Full-Color Photographs • Further Information Section • Glossary • Index • Sidebars • Websites
Library Bound Book — List: $35.93 / S&L: $25.15
eBook — List: $35.93 / S&L: $25.15
Due to today's nonstop news cycle and the omnipresence of the internet, the search for facts can be more difficult than ever. A rumor or untruth can be shared at the touch of a button. This volume analyzes the various types of hoaxes that appear online and in the news, providing readers with a comprehensive set of tools to discover whether or not a story, image, or quotation is true. Hoaxes covered range from the historical Piltdown Man to the recent Pizzagate. This book fosters critical thinking and media literacy skills that can be applied to content of all kinds.