truthfulness and falsehood

Explains how people can separate fact from fiction when searching for information, identifying spin, hype, and bogus news, as well as the impact they have on people's beliefs, and revealing common tricks the media uses to deceive society.

The co-founder of "Skeptic" magazine explains why people are so willing to believe in mind reading, alien abductions, ghosts, and other manifestations of pseudoscience, and discusses how such wrong thinking can lead to very real danger.

A collection of stories, anecdotes, quotes, and statistics exposes some of history's greatest untruths.

Shows children how to prevent or deal with conflicts that involve lying. Includes quizzes and a list of resources.

Poems present situations when telling the truth is important.

A drive-by shooting occurs in the barrio, and later on Roxie Torres turns up having been shot claiming a drifter did it, but fellow student Ernesto Sandoval does not believe her.

Lie detection expert for the ATF, FBI, and CIA, Janine Driver, uncovers the tools to recognize liars in this program that will help readers lead a confident, trust-filled life.

Eve Smart is immediately suspicious of Amber, a thirtysomething woman who shows up on Eve and her husband Michael's front porch and talks her way into the family's life, but as Eve and Michael begin to view their life through Amber's eyes, they make some startling realizations about their so-called perfect family.

Presents a fifteen-question quiz to teach children about honesty, helping them determine how truthful they are and how damaging lying can be.

Jack Russell investigates when the new letter carrier lies about Doggeroo's dogs.