Research Guides Media Literacy List Of Fact Checking Sites

Fact checking sites do the work for you. These are great to use in one of the evaluation strategies listed above or as quick sanity check for some strange story you see on the internet. Although most major news sources employ rigorous fact checking on articles they publish, many also have political bias. These websites can be used to check bias of news sources. Use this section of the guide to find a list of fact-checking resources. Contact UsLibrary AccessibilityUO Libraries Privacy Notices and Procedures

1501 Kincaid Street Eugene, OR 97403 P: 541-346-3053 F: 541-346-3485 From Indiana University East's "Fake News" Guide This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Jeff Knapp, Larry and Ellen Foster Communications Librarian; Katie O'Hara-Krebs, Communications and Business Librarian The sites below generally review specific news stories and claims.

Wikipedia, Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn can be used to look up quotes and research authors of articles to see their professional credentials. Copyright ©2025 The Pennsylvania State University. All rights reserved. Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Details and exceptions. Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on all type of media responsibly.

Fact-checking is an important part of evaluating and analyzing information that comes through news and other media. "Fast news" and social media make it very easy to both send and receive information. From deliberate disinformation campaigns to viral misinformation, one of the most effective things you can do to prevent the spread of so-called "fake news" is to stop and evaluate information before sharing. Follow the steps in this guide using the tabs across the top for fact-checking strategies and guides to evaluate news. "Fake news" is a widely-used term with no clear meaning. People use this term to mean anything from satire to misunderstandings and deliberate disinformation campaigns to information that is contrary to a person's previously-held beliefs.

The term is not new: it was used in the New York Times at least as far back as 1894. Typically, when people use this term they're referring to one of three types of bad information: The good news is that all of these types of bad information can be addressed using the strategies offered in this guide! For more detailed reading on this subject, try 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio 45435 | (937) 775-2525 When you encounter an article or story you can use the following sites to help you determine whether or not to trust what you read.

Olympic College | Privacy Policy 1600 Chester Ave. Bremerton WA 98312 | Information Desk: 360.475.7252 A state-funded collaboration between the Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware Library providing online magazines, journals, encyclopedias and training for all Delaware K-12 public schools Delaware public school students should contact their classroom teacher or school librarian to obtain the UDLib/SEARCH username and password to access the UDLib/SEARCH resources in this guide. It is often useful to check the accuracy of statements that are made in print and online media. Four steps in the process of fact checking and a list of websites for fact checking can be found below.

Four Moves for Fact Checking 1. Check for previous work: Look around to see if someone else has already fact-checked the claim or provided a synthesis of research. 2. Go upstream to the source: Go “upstream” to the source of the claim. Most web content is not original.

Get to the original source to understand the trustworthiness of the information. Avoid searching with keywords that make assumptions like: Search engines from Google to databases try to match your search terms. A source may discuss your topic but not appear in the search results (or high up in the search results) if it does not use the same words you do. This graphic from the infodemic article below demonstrates the value of checking news sources. Sharing and using the resources on this page will slow the spread of misinformation.

Some news is intentionally false (satire, hoaxes, disinformation). Other news aims to be real. The creator, author, journalist, director, editor, publisher, producer, and sharer each have an opportunity to contribute a perspective or bias on their news products. This video from How Stuff Works provides an introduction to fake news and an accompanying article "10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Story."

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