Technology today gives us unlimited access to information, which can be positive. Technology also allows people to easily manipulate information through changing the text, audio, or video. We have now reached a point where seeing is no longer believing... How do we determine what is reliable, credible, and factual?
This guide provides resources for fact checking information - Everyday we run across online stories, emails, and images that make us laugh, cry, get angry, or feel sympathy. Before you forward an email, repost information, or open your wallet, get in the habit of checking the story to see if it's real. These fact checking websites can help you figure that out! For more information, check out the University of Florida's Fake News Guide
The purpose of this website, and an accompanying column in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post, is to “truth squad” the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local.
Media Wise by Poynter specializes in: Ethics & Fact-checking; Reporting & Storytelling; Advancing Newsroom Diversity; Developing Journalism's Leaders; Strengthening Local News Companies
NPR fact checks political figures and their claims. Along with standard fact checks, NPR also annotates important speeches. NPR’s editors and reporters write the fact checks.
a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials
and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
Using TinEye, you can search by image or perform a reverse image search. You can do that by uploading an image or searching by URL. You can also drag & drop your images to start your search.
AP Fact Check
Up-to-date fact checking by the Associated Press
Not Real News
"A look at what didn't happen this week. The Associated Press investigates some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week..."
Factcheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. politicians in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews & news releases.
MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) publishes daily fact-checks for teens, by teens. The program is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles.
Snopes has been conducting extensive fact-checking research on popular topics since 1995. Snopes uses a number of icons to classify content: True, Mostly True, Mixture, Mostly False, False, Unproven, Outdated, Miscaptioned, Correct Attribution, Misattributed, Scan, and Legend.
Here's a helpful guide from Snopes: Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors
Their subtitle reads "Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting, news-faking, social media exploiting dark side."
a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that tracks and publishes data on campaign finance and lobbying, including a revolving door database which documents the individuals who have worked in both the public sector and lobbying firms and may have conflicts of interest.