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Top 10 Fact-Checking Sites

Check Your Information: Fact or Fiction?

Snopes.comThe definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

Snopes

Find the facts! This is an Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

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Fact Checker

FactCheck.orgA Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center

Link: https://www.factcheck.org/

You watch the TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases for political figures. How do you sort the fictionn from the fact? This website will put the facts in check.

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Teen Fact-Checking Team

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FactChat: The power is in your handsLed by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), FactChat unites U.S fact-checking organizations and two major news media outlets that broadcast in Spanish to fight mis/disinformation during the U.S 2020 presidential campaign

MediaWiseThanks for stopping by! If you want to learn how to tell fact from fiction online, you have come to the right place. The MediaWise project is a non-profit, nonpartisan program of The Poynter Institute. We teach millions of Americans how to find reliable, accurate information online as well as how to spot misinformation & disinformation. On this channel you will find practical tips to do fact-checking of social media content on your own. We post fact-checks here from the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network as well as videos from collaborations with our MediaWise Ambassadors: YouTubers, John Green (CrashCourse), Destin Sandlin (of Smarter Every Day), Ingrid Nilsen, and Tyler Oakley, Snapchat news stars Peter Hamby and Savannah Sellers, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt and PBS "Take on Fake" host Hari Sreenivasan, + PBS Student Reporting Labs. Please send us any tips for misinformation or sus content online and we'll check it out! MediaWise is funded by Google.org and Facebook.

Facts and Opinions Explained by Common Craft (VIDEO)It’s more difficult than ever to evaluate the trustworthiness of information. It helps to be skilled in distinguishing fact from opinion. This video explains how to recognize the difference and use it to your advantage.

Facts VS Opinions

Click on the video link to the left to understand how fact and opinion is used in the real world.

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Question Everything!

Why it is important to fact-check when you hear or read something that is presented as fact.

Check Your Fact-Checking Skills

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Facticious Game

Factitious is a game for testing your skill at identifying fake and misleading news stories. The game was recently updated to include content related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To play Factitious simply go to the site and select quick start. You'll then see an article appear on the screen. Read through the article, click the source listed at the bottom, and then select either the green check mark or red X to indicate whether or not you think the article is a real news story. After you make your selection you'll get instant feedback and an explanation of how you can tell if the article was a real or fake news story.

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Checkology

Checkology is a service that is designed to help learners develop fact checking skills. Checkology offers interactive modules for learners to complete. Each of the modules is comprised of between twenty and forty-seven instructional video clips and interactive comprehension checks. The four of the modules are titled Info Zones, Democracy's Watchdog, Practicing Quality Journalism, and Misinformation. As you might expect, the contents of the modules gets progressively more difficult as each section is completed.