LibGuides: Fake News: Fact Checking

Develop a Good Critical Eye

Source: Futurama Wiki

How To Separate Fact from Fiction Online (Video)
Markham Nolan (TED)
IMVAIN Method
Stony Brook University Centre for News Literacy's handy method for assessing sources used in news stories

Fake news is not always easy to spot. To determine whether a source is suitable, use the PARCA Test

Fact checking websites help you to determine whether a claim is true.

Use the following links to fact check:

Snopes
Snope is one of the oldest and largest fact-checking sites that examines urban legends, news and more
FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. FactCheck monitors the accuracy of political statements, debates, TV ads, interviews, and news
SciCheck
SciCheck looks into false or misleading scientific claims
Politifact
Politifact monitors and rates the accuracy of political claims
The Poynter Institute: Fact Checking
A leader in journalism that also provides fact-checking resources for the general public
Emergent
A real-time rumour tracker

Fun tools from Indiana University's Observatory of Social Media (OSoMe)

Hoaxy2 (Beta)
Hoaxy is a visualization tool that helps you see the spread of information on Twitter
Fakey
Learn to recognize fake news on your social feed