Misinformation, Media Literacy, and Critical Thinking in the Digital Age

From Philosophy to Practical Solutions

A Comprehensive Textbook for the Digital Age

First Edition

Open Academic Press 2024

Subject Areas: - Media Studies - Information Science - Critical Thinking - Political Science - Cognitive Psychology - Digital Humanities

ISBN: 978-0-000000-00-0 (print) | 978-0-000000-01-7 (digital)

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Printed in the United States of America

First published 2024

Acknowledgment of Territory

We acknowledge that knowledge about truth and misinformation is a global concern that transcends borders, cultures, and political systems. This textbook draws on scholarship from researchers around the world, and we are grateful to the international community of scholars whose work makes this synthesis possible.

For every person who ever paused before sharing something — and looked it up first.