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Fake News and the Manipulation of Public Opinion

Author: Mooney, Carla

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 9.0
Points 3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 17251
Points per Word 0.000174
Page Count 80
Points per Page 0.0375

Description

Fake news is not new, but thanks to the Internet and social media, it is spreading faster and farther than ever before. Fabricated stories are creating doubt and confusion and easing the way for the manipulation of public opinion.