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Feiwel & Friends

True or False by Cindy Otis, a former CIA analyst, unveils the history of fake news and gives readers tips on how to avoid falling victim to it in a highly-designed and informative YA nonfiction book.

For the cover, I hid a bunch of “fake news” headlines taken from history that are printed with a spot gloss finish so they can be “decoded” when the book is held at a particular angle.

I hope the book will be very informative for YA readers and curious adults who might still be on Facebook and lost in a world of misinformation. I’ll post some spreads from the interior soon where there are infographics and super-helpful exercises!

In the first half, Otis takes readers through the history and impact of misinformation over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that readers today can gain from them. Then, in the second half, she shares lessons learned over more than a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, make sense of the information we receive each day, and, perhaps most importantly, understand and see past our own information biases, so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context.