LibGuides: Misinformation and Disinformation: Fact Checking Sites

Fact Checking Sites

AllSides
Balanced news coverage with media bias ratings.
Duke Reporters' Lab
The Duke Reporters' Lab focuses on global fact-checking efforts and leverages technology to expand the reach of fact-checking, providing students insight into the evolving landscape of misinformation detection.
Factcheck.org
Monitor of the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Lead Stories
Fact checking of trending stories, images, videos and posts that contain false information.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Independent website that rates the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources. Media Bias/Fact Check determines the bias of media sources and the level of overall factual reporting through a combination of objective measures and subjective analysis using our stated methodology.
Politifact
Poynter Institute's political fact checking website.
SciCheck
SciCheck, part of FactCheck.org, specializes in fact-checking scientific claims and combating misinformation in science-based topics like health and the environment.
Snopes
Now it’s the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.

Evaluate a source using the CRAAP Test developed by California State University, Chico.

Evaluate a source using the Sift method. The SIFT method is an evaluation strategy developed by digital literacy expert, Mike Caulfield, to help determine whether online content can be trusted for credible or reliable sources of information. SIFT is the practice of doing a quick initial evaluation of a website by spending little time on the website and more time reading what others say about the source or related issue. Check out this video on how to use the SIFT method: https://youtu.be/qsrXJGpxwIE

Stop: Do you know and trust the source? If not, investigate. Evaluate your source. What is your purpose for potentially using this source? Are you having a strong reaction to the information (anger, joy etc.) ? Do you already know this source? Don't share or use this source until you know what you are looking at. By pausing, you give your brain time to process your initial response and to analyze the information more critically.

Investigate: What can you find out about your source? Who is the author? What do other credible organizations say about your source? What is the agenda behind the source?

Find: Find other trusted coverage about your source. Did you find other credible sources on the same topic? What is the consensus? Use fact checking sites like Snopes to verify the information.

Trace: Trace all claims and media back to the original content. For example if a blog post cites a scholarly study, find the original study. Seeing something in its original context, lets you know if the version you saw was accurate.

All SIFT information on this page is adapted from Mike Caulfield materials.

Learn how to SIFT through Misinformation here !

And take a quick tutorial from Eastern Michigan University on how to evaluate resources https://www.emich.edu/library/help/tutorials/assets/reliability/story_html5.html