Finding Information You Can Trust

Don't Believe Everything, Don't Disbelieve Everything. 

Cross Check and Verify!

Trustworthy Sources

www.npr.org: National Public Radio

www.nytimes.com: The New York Times Newspaper

www.latimes.com: The Los Angeles Times Newspaper

(Paywall hint - using google you can search for "Los Angeles Times: [topic]. For example "Los Angeles Times: climate change", or "Los Angeles Times: Kobe Bryant".  This works for other sources, too.)

www.wired.com: Wired Magazine (for tech info)

www.pbs.org/newshour/: Public Broadcasting Stations

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com: National Geographic

https://www.bbc.com/news: British Broadcasting Company

https://www.si.edu/: The Smithsonian Institution

www.aclu.org : The American Civil Liberties Union

School Based Tools 

Newsela

BrainPop

School Library Website

URL addresses:

What about Wikipedia?   

It's a fine place to START a search, to find keywords, and to find more sources and resources.  Just don't use it as your one and only source.

Fact-checking Sites

Factcheck.org

Politifact 

Snopes

Here are some quick and easy Google search tricks to help refine and limit your searches: