Sticking to the Facts

These days, finding information is a simple click away. But how can you tell if what you're reading is true or false? Or if it's fact versus fiction? With fake news on the rise, fighting misinformation is more important than ever.

But spreading false information isn't only a product of the internet era-the human tendency to lie or mislead has been around as long as we've been sharing stories. Did you know that the New York Sun printed articles about life on the moon in 1835 that were completely false just to sell papers? Or that a fake article claiming that American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wanted to create a "nationwide motorcycle ban" was shared more than 6000 times? Discover well-known episodes of misinformation throughout history. Read about real examples of fake news and learn how to spot it with ten concrete actions, including how to investigate a source, weigh the evidence, ask the experts and look in the mirror to check your own bias.

Praise for Gregor Craigie:

★"This great STEAM offering has multiple applications and will be useful for report writers and aspiring architects alike."-Booklist, starred review for Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers

★"Finely detailed inside and outside...Broad in scope, perceptively organized, and enriched with fascinating entries."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review for Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers
Key Selling Points:

• This book gives young readers 10 practical actions they can take to fight misinformation, including how to consider the source, weigh the evidence of what they're reading, read past the headline, use fact-checking resources, how to be a skeptic rather than a cynic and how to check bias, among others.

• Fake news and misinformation are timely issues. More kids and adults are getting their news and other information from online sources, and many people say they don't know which sources of information they can trust.

• This book demonstrates that misinformation is an old problem, and includes examples of fake news-some recent and infamous, and others going as far back as the Roman Empire.

• This SEL title introduces the terminology and context for important discussions about misinformation, disinformation and fake news. It deals with topical subjects including critical thinking, internet safety, echo chambers and media literacy.

• Gregor Craigie is an award-winning author and journalist. He's been a working journalist for more than 20 years with stints at the BBC, CBS and the CBC. He's a published author in both nonfiction and fiction, for kids and adults.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Take Action series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book gives young readers tools to spot fake news and actions to take to fight misinformation and disinformation.
Gregor Craigie is a radio journalist and writer. He has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for many years. Before that he worked in several cities, including London, England, where he was an announcer for the BBC World Service and a reporter for CBS Radio. Gregor's first book for adults, On Borrowed Time: North America's Next Big Quake, was a finalist for the Writers' Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy and the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. He is also the author of Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Temples, Towers and Skyscrapers and Walls: The Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them, both part of the Orca Timeline series, as well as Saving Wolfgang, his children's fiction debut. Gregor lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Bithi Sutradhar is a Bangladeshi illustrator and graphic designer who holds a Master of Publishing degree from Simon Fraser University, as well as an MFA and BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Dhaka. Alongside her professional illustration work, Bithi enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills through teachin