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035 _a(OCoLC)1338198296
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092 _a302.3028
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aWightman, Rachel I.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFaith & fake news :
_ba guide to consuming information wisely /
_cRachel I. Wightman.
246 1 4 _aFaith and fake news
264 1 _aGrand Rapids, Michigan :
_bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
_c2023.
300 _aviii, 184 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
505 0 _aPart 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.
520 _a"A guide for Christians about evaluating news sources and participating charitably in online communities"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aOnline social networks.
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650 0 _aFake news.
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