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Fake News And How To Spot It

By Holly Bathie and Alex Frith
Series: Usborne Life Skills
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A clear and fun guide on evaluating information, to make the best decisions. Learn how to spot scams and misinformation with this fun, comprehensive guide.Packed with entertaining illustrations alongside practical information, Fake News and How to Spot it helps identify many pitfalls of everyday and online... Read More
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A clear and fun guide on evaluating information, to make the best decisions.
Learn how to spot scams and misinformation with this fun, comprehensive guide.Packed with entertaining illustrations alongside practical information, Fake News and How to Spot it helps identify many pitfalls of everyday and online life - from scams and advertising tricks, to one-sided information and image manipulation. A must-have tool to help make wise choices and navigate a fast-changing world safely and confidently.- Broad coverage of a range of topical issues, including doctored photos and videos, influencing with statistics, biased news articles and sophisticated scams.- A reassuring book for parents, aimed at empowering young people to evaluate information objectively before they act or share online.- Ideal for adults and young people alike and perfect to share with friends and family.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836040606

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Laura Wood
  • Illustrated by Jack Brougham

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 245g

Pages: 176

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Alex Frith Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Fiction Holly Bathie Science & Nature Series: Usborne Life Skills Young Adult

About the Author

Holly Bathie grew up in Devon, where she spent all her time reading. Until the age of seven she wanted to be an acrobat, a lollipop lady, a lawyer or a comedienne. Then she decided on the best job: creating Usborne books. She lives and works in Oxford. Laura Wood is a bestselling and award-winning author of books for children and young adults. She has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick and in 2014 was awarded the the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children's Writing. Laura's books include the Poppy Pym series, Vote for Effie, and A Sky Painted Gold.

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