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The resources below offer tools, advice and tips for evaluating news sources for bias and credibility and accuracy.
Using and evaluating artificial intelligence & ChatGPT: presentation
Ways to avoid the spread of false info on social media
Media Bias Fact Check: type in your news source in the search box is at the top of the page. The website will provide ratings and accuracy information about that source's credibility.
FactCheck.org: excellent evaluation (with sources) of news/rumors/media hype. Focuses mostly on Ameican news sources. Cuts through misinformation with evaluation of all available info.
All Sides: provides current news stories from different perspectives so they can be compared and the biases identified.
Ground News: Ground News is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and algorithms.
snopes.com: search the main page by scrolling or use the search box at the top of the page.
PolitiFact: mostly focused on American politics; the site fact checks claims by the media, politicians and other info sources.
Fake news and media bias: teaching pupils to think critically: types of fake news, statistics, and strategies
5 Ways To Spot Fake News (VIDEO)
LeadStories: additional news/current events explainer and fact checker
Poynter: reports on journalist and news media content
The News Literacy Project: fake news detection techniques
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