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Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age
Title:
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age
Author:
Barclay, Donald A, author.
ISBN:
9781538108895
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Preface -- Credible information: why it matters, what are its limitations -- Fake news as phenomenon: (almost) nothing new under the sun -- Tricks of the trade: techniques that lower your information guard -- Logical fallacies: more tools of deception -- Evaluating an information source: nine essential questions everyone should ask -- Power in numbers: negotiating the statistics minefield -- Scholarly information: identifying, evaluating, and understanding it -- Help is where you find it: resources for evaluating information -- Final thoughts.