A great resource for helping students (and adults) learn how important it is to take a critical look at the information they are reading. This book helps the reader examine the information and look for clues as to its authenticity.

I don't know if I was in the wrong state of mind to read this book or what, but I honestly could not finish it. It started out ok, but just seemed to be more of the same. I also think when I tried to read it the nation was going through a lot of "fake news" accusations and I was trying to teach my students how to spot it easily on the Internet and I just couldn't take any more. I think that now the election is over and when things settle down, I may try again, as i think that I'm sure there is information that I can use and pass on.

This was fine. There were some things that were really interesting and those random tidbits of information you never thought you needed to know But there wasn't anything that was groundbreaking or revolutionary in it. I did appreciate the pun in today's society though.

As an educator, I found this book quite interesting in how do we discuss and teach children and young people to understand misinformation and persuasive techniques. It was entertaining (or made the subject matter a little more entertaining than it could have been presented), and I think high school settings and freshman lit classes in higher ed would benefit from it. It wasn't a book I'd return to-- but as a teacher, I might try to pull excerpts and use parts for exercises. I'd love an teacher's edition.

Books like this one are of vital importance We absolutely need to empower young people to recognize the validity of information they encounter. They need tools to evaluate headlines and news stories. Grant breaks it down in three sections: recognizing warning signs, verifying sources, and well know cases of misinformation. He makes it a point to differentiate between misleading data, bad science, and outright lies. He also provides the reader with ways to find the original study and evaluate the science that lead to the conclusion. If we find an error in one element, we know to be more suspicious of the rest of the steps. Personally, I could have done with fewer case studies, but the information in the first half is valuable enough that I'm still eager to get this book to young readers.

I really tried to get through this book. Several times. In the end, I just could not finish it. Because of that, I will not penalize the author by writing a bad review and posting it on my sites. It just would not be fair, it is probably more a failure on my part than on his. I wish him luck!

Debunk It is a good book with interesting facts. I still believe that some people will never believe the truth no matter what and too many people like to remain ignorant. This book is well researched and interesting.