Credible Sources
Fake News Lessons
Fact Checking Websites
AllSides -- Displays news coverage from "left", "right", and "center" sources. Use with caution as the categories are generated by users and reflect public perceptions of each news source rather than any actual bias in the individual articles displayed.
FactCheck.org -- A product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.
Is This True? [Politico] -- Fake news database, tasked with "tracking fabricated news created to mislead"
PolitiFact -- The Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.
Snopes -- One of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on widely circulating urban legends, news stories and memes.
Hoax-Slayer -- Hoax-Slayer specifically focuses on email hoaxes, identity theft scams and spam.
Washington Post Fact Checker -- Focused primarily on political stories.
Fake News Sites
Fake News Generator -- create your own fake news
The Onion -- satirical fake news articles