Fake News & Fact Checking: True or False?
This guide brings together a broad, yet selective range of information and resources for identifying fake news and verifying facts. #fake news #alternative facts
NON-PARTISAN FACT-CHECKING WEBSITES
- FactCheck.orgSite devoted to checking claims made by politicians and political ads. "A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center" (From the website.)
- PolitifactLike FactCheck.org, this award-winning site checks claims made by politicians and political ads; features the "Truth-O-Meter." Check global, national, and state-level facts.
- SnopesOriginally focused on debunking urban legends, the award-winning Snopes site has expanded its scope over the years.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckDiscover whether a particular source (radio station, television station, newspaper, website, etc.) is biased towards the left, the right, or somewhere in between.
PODCAST
- Science VsScience Vs takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND WEBSITES
- Public Agenda OnlineNonpartisan information about politics, political issues, and public policy.
- ProCon.orgNonpartisan background information about topics of public debate.
- Statistical DataA Library Guide to finding all kinds of statistical data.
- Washington Post Fact CheckerThis award-winning website was created by Glenn Kessler, who has been a journalist for more than 30 years.
- HoaxySearch for any news item, for example, Barack Obama's birth certificate, and this website will show you (in purple bars) the numerous fake news sites that helped spread the misinformation as well as any debunking sites (in orange bars).
