TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wightman,Rachel I.
TI  - Faith & fake news: a guide to consuming information wisely 
SN  - 9780802882455
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
KW  - Online social networks
KW  - Fake news
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index; Part 1. The Information Landscape -- 1. Algorithms and Filter Bubbles -- 2. The Wide-Open Information Landscape -- 3. A World of Fake News -- Part 2. Evaluating Information -- 4. Noticing Our Emotions -- 5. Learning to Evaluate -- Part 3. Deciding What to Do -- 6. Purposefully Seeking Out New Perspectives -- 7. Loving Our Neighbors
N2  - "A guide for Christians about evaluating news sources and participating charitably in online communities"--; "Share if you love Jesus. Scroll past if you follow the devil. Most Christians have seen something asinine like this on Facebook and rightly dismissed it. But not every post on social media is so obviously absurd. As online spaces increase in importance, it is urgent that we as Christians consider how to love our neighbors on the internet-and this includes sharing the truth.Rachel I. Wightman has seen this problem firsthand as a librarian with over a decade of experience instructing students in information literacy. In Faith and Fake News, she shares her expertise with average Christians. This timely and essential guide explains the information landscape and its tendency toward thought bubbles, discusses techniques for fact-checking and evaluating sources, and offers suggestions on ways to engage with our neighbors online while bearing witness to Christ and the truth"--
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