What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise

This resource addresses media literacy and guides readers in making sense of the news, differentiating between fake and real news, and finding and using reliable sources. It traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation in today’s world and aims to provide young adults with skills to help them distinguish between what is real and what is not using primary reference materials such as images from newspapers, photos from historical events, or social media tweets. Suitable for secondary-level students, this book can be used in small- and large-group settings. Teachers may wish to use it in the classroom to teach deciphering of nonfiction texts or to supplement an exercise in understanding fake news and recognizing misinformation.