Think before you share: Read the whole piece before you share the information.
Verify information: Use some of the fact-checking tools listed below to verify the information.
Expand your information network: Include diverse perspectives from quality sources in your news consumption.
Evaluate your news sources: Use the IMVAIN procedure to evaluate your news sources.
Look for journalistic standards: High-quality news sources have explicit editorial standards and professional ethics that they follow. Look to see if your source has an explicit Editorial Policy.
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.
Political literacy companion site to the award-winning FactCheck.org. The site provides resources designed to help viewers recognize flaws in arguments in general and political ads in particular. Video resources point out deception and incivility in political rhetoric.
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.
Now it’s the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.
