Is this misinformation?
Try these links to help you evaluate media outlets and sources.
Note: Do these sites themselves have bias? Remember to corroborate what you find in fact checking sites as you would with other claims.
See a single news story covered from a variety of news sources, listed by their bias. Take a look at what different sides are talking about in the news.
Tracks rumors big and small, identifying them as truth or fiction.
From the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Search for an issue of interest and see what fact checks exist on the topic.
Are you trying to figure out if a website hosts fake news? Check out this list from Melissa Zimdars at Merrimack College, where she tracks current reports of websites and evaluates them for accuracy and bias
Check on the bias of sources, and fact check stories.
Learn how to check facts and increase your news literacy. This site also includes lessons for educators.
Site that debunks urban legends and memes.
Geared toward journalism professionals, this handbook teaches how to verify claims from user generated content during emergencies.
Checks political claims and other news items.
Browser extensions allow you to modify your online experience. Here are some browser extensions that can help you spot fake news while searching the web. Keep in mind that none of these tools is perfect, but you might find one or more to be fun (and useful), along with your own critique of news sources you encounter.
Newsguard rates sites you visit according their credibility scale, with input from experienced reporters. Available for Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox.
Developed by students at Yale, this extension analyzes the news articles you read and flags the biases in those articles for you so that you can decide for yourself what is reliable or not.
SureOrNot lets you know when you're viewing an outdated article in your Facebook feed, to help you take caution when sharing a story with others.
SurfSafe is a Chrome browser extension that fights fake news by identifying images that have been altered. Hover over an image, and SurfSafe scans its database for a match. Note that a drawback is if an image doesn't exist in their database, they're unable to confirm whether an image is fake, Photoshopped, etc.
