Fighting Falsehoods by Irene Rubin PAPERBACK 9781032287805

Taylor & Francis

Fighting FalsehoodsSuspicion, Analysis, and Response\nAuthor(s): Irene Rubin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032287805, 978-1032287805\nSynopsis\nThis book offers the reader tools to recognize, analyze, and fight back against the fake news, misinformation, and disinformation that come at us from every corner.\n\nThis volume: \n\nUses real, lively examples to help readers detect fake news, false claims, suspicious information/data, biased reporting, and hate speech;\nDemonstrates through case studies where to look for information, what to look for, how to analyze the logic/illogic involved, and uncover the truth value of a story;\nDiscusses fact-checking sites, what they examine, and their reliability;\nProvides examples and analyzes the components, purposes, and consequences of conspiracy theories;\nIllustrates the tricks of using numbers/data to mislead readers;\nExplains what to look for to help decide .