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Media Literacy: Fact Checking

Topics introducing media literacy and tips on how to be a smart information consumer.

Fact-Checking Resources

Consider using multiple resources to fact-check the information you are seeing or hearing. As you practice this crucial step, you will learn which ones are your go-to resources. This list is not exhaustive but is curated to give you a starting place.

News Literacy Project's Misinformation Dashboard, Election 2024

A tool tracking the topics and tactics of the 2024 Election

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 FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

PolitiFact

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact

Rumor Guard

Each fact-checked viral rumor contains concrete tips to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online.

Open Secrets

Tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

AllSides

It displays news stories side-by-side to see how each side reports them.

The Washington Post Fact Checker

Fact-checking the top political news stories

Snopes

One of the original, multi-purpose fact-checking information sources

iMediaEthics

Publishes the latest media ethics news and investigations into ethical lapses.

AP Fact Check

Verifies the latest news for misinformation by debunking false and misleading claims.

Reuters Fact Check

Examines social media narratives and misinformation

VerifyThis

A fact-checking website dedicated to helping the public distinguish between true and false information

Lead Stories

Looks the latest false, misleading, deceptive, or inaccurate stories, videos, or images going viral online—filter content to additional countries other than the United States.

The Facts About Fact Checking

Three Step Process for Fact Checking

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