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A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania that monitors 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.
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania that monitors 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.
A non-partisan fact checking website for political news that evaluates claims made by politicans and the media. The site won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for its coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election. PolitiFact is owned by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
A non-partisan fact checking website for political news that evaluates claims made by politicans and the media. The site won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for its coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election. PolitiFact is owned by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Started in 1994, as a website to debunk urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore, Snopes now claims to be largest fact-checking resource. It is an independent publication owned by Snopes Media Group.
Started in 1994, as a website to debunk urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore, Snopes now claims to be largest fact-checking resource. It is an independent publication owned by Snopes Media Group.
The Checkology virtual classroom is a browser-based platform where middle school and high school students learn how to navigate today’s challenging information landscape by developing news literacy skills. Through its lessons, educators equip their students with tools to evaluate and interpret information and to determine what they can trust, share and act on.
The Checkology virtual classroom is a browser-based platform where middle school and high school students learn how to navigate today’s challenging information landscape by developing news literacy skills. Through its lessons, educators equip their students with tools to evaluate and interpret information and to determine what they can trust, share and act on.
A national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age. The site offers free resources for educators on media literacy.
A national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age. The site offers free resources for educators on media literacy.
A game for testing your skill at identifying fake and misleading news stories. The game was developed by the American University Game Lab and the American University's School of Communication
A game for testing your skill at identifying fake and misleading news stories. The game was developed by the American University Game Lab and the American University's School of Communication
Students can create their own news headlines to discuss how we perceive news/media and it's effect on our attitudes/beliefs.
Students can create their own news headlines to discuss how we perceive news/media and it's effect on our attitudes/beliefs.
Started in 2003 by Brett Christensen, with the goal to help make the Internet a safer, more pleasant and more productive environment by combating spam, debunking email and Internet hoaxes, thwarting Internet scammers, and educating web users.
Started in 2003 by Brett Christensen, with the goal to help make the Internet a safer, more pleasant and more productive environment by combating spam, debunking email and Internet hoaxes, thwarting Internet scammers, and educating web users.
Britannica's free browser extension, Britannica Insights, changes how you discover by bringing fact-checked information from Britannica and Merriam-Webster to the top right corner of your search results page.
Britannica's free browser extension, Britannica Insights, changes how you discover by bringing fact-checked information from Britannica and Merriam-Webster to the top right corner of your search results page.
Powered by the world's largest verified general-reference dataset, the extension is also able to surface unique relationships, uncommon insights and word definitions, providing deeper context, perspectives, and connections around English-language search topics.
Powered by the world's largest verified general-reference dataset, the extension is also able to surface unique relationships, uncommon insights and word definitions, providing deeper context, perspectives, and connections around English-language search topics.
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