"To the novice researcher,
Verified serves as a sympathetic and accessible guide to those who feel overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of the modern information machine. For researchers, academics, librarians, and students who are already SIFT adherents, the book provides context and examples in spades, which help explain why the approach makes sense." * College and Research Libraries *
Lively and pithy, suitable for students. . . . Engaging, insightful, and useful. * American Biology Teacher *
"Fortunately, a new book from two leading academics has arrived to help arm us against the flood of deliberate attempts to sow distrust and separate us from our own senses of whats real and not. * Chicago Tribune *
A much-anticipated book by two leading experts of the field,
Verified goes beyond defining the problem and offers readers clear advice on how to navigate a world of spin, trolls, and lies. Wonderful to see this guide published! -- Maria Ressa, winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for work to safeguard freedom of expression
Verifiedis the book and mindset that society needs right now. This is, of course, assuming that you want society tosurvive."
-- Guy Kawasaki, Host of "Remarkable People and author of The Art of the Start
As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear,
Verifiedoffers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and elusive problem of misinformation run amok. -- Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, author of Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy
"Verifiedis a sorely needed intervention into todays chaotic, often deceitful, information environment of influencers, ChatGPT, deepfakes, viral videos, and distrust.Offering ways to combat the mindset of knee-jerk cynicism, it responds to a world in which political power, not truth seeking, has too often become the ultimate arbiter of truth.Verifiedwill be a treasured resource for debunking internet disinformation to instructors, students, and for you (to hand to parents and skeptics)."
-- Andre Brock, author of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures
An indispensable guide for students and citizens of all ages and backgrounds. -- Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, and author of The End of History and the Last Man and Liberalism and its Discontents
This book should be required reading for students, journalists, content creators, and anyone else who regularly consumes and shares information (i.e. pretty much everyone). Rich with actionable guidance and real-world examples,
Verifiedhelps readers learn the skills to stay out of the weeds of online misinformation and find the best available evidence for any claim. Im so grateful to Caulfield and Wineburg for creating this resource. -- Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, author of The Wellness Trap
Verifiedoffers an ethos that can help all of us understand and confidently use what we find online. This book belongs in every backpack, classroom, library, workplace, and home. -- Phillip Jones, Grinnell College Libraries
Verifieddoes more than preach against the dangers of misinformation and online mischief, it provides clear, focused strategies for navigating and researching online that should become part of every literate persons repertoire of skills. Every educator whose students touch the webwhich is to say all of usneeds this book.
-- Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Executive Director, National Writing Project
Verifiedis a lifeline. With research-verified and surprisingly simple techniques, the authors show us, step-by-step, how to sift the real, useful, true information from the tsunami of online bogosity. Read it, give it to parents and their high school-age children, give it as high school graduation gifts, and please teach it at colleges and universities.
-- Howard Rheingold, internet futurist and author of "Net Smart: How to Thrive Online"
Anyone who wants to avoid being duped by all the fake news, distorted videos, and stealth ads that populate today's online universe needs this book.Verifiedoffers a multitude of user-friendly tools for navigating our digital new world in which wecannot always trust the seemingly trustworthy sources we encounter.
-- Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of "They Say, I Say"
The internet accelerated the spread of misinformation but has also given us veritable superpowers for vetting the information that we encounter. This is the genius of Caulfieldand Wineburgs approach. We dont have to be passive dupes of online misinformation. We can use the wonders of an online world to become better information consumers than ever before. -- Carl Bergstrom, coauthor, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Caulfield and Wineburg have gone remarkably deep into how our childrenand all therest of us in Americathink and learn. At the moment we are losing the battle against ignorance and misplaced assumptions, but this wonderfully written book could save us. Amongmany wise pieces of advice, they recommend we not only be critical thinkers, but savvy critical IGNORERS. That means learning how to detect crappy sources of information quickly and efficiently. We all need to read this. -- Jay Mathews, education journalist
Under a deluge of disinformation and conspiracism, our modern world faces an epistemological crisisan inability to parse reality from fiction, truth from lies.
Verifiedoffers readers the invaluable tools they need to navigate theflood; to regain clarity and attachment to the real world of facts, logic, and reason; and to restore thefoundations of democratic discourse. It's essential reading for our chaotic times. -- David Neiwert, author of The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy
With humor, clarity, and real-world examples, the authors illustrate both simple and nuanced strategies for making sense of an increasingly complex digital realm. Students, everyday citizens, and educators at all levels will find their varied examples relevant and applicable.
-- Andrea Baer and Daniel Kipnis, Librarians at Rowan University
As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear to society at large,
Verifiedoffers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and often elusive problem of misinformation run amok. -- Rob Detmering and Amber Willenborg, University of Louisville
Verifiedwill help librarians, students, and anyone else move beyond well-meaning but oversimplified checklists to be better at sifting the wheat from the chaff when looking for good information online.
-- Brad Sietz, Director LOEX
