• Opposing Viewpoints (When accessing from home, use the password cougarlibrary. Features topic overviews, academic journals, news articles, primary sources, statistics, and more.)

• World History (Use the password cougarlibrary when accessing from home)

It's risky to reduce debates to simple, binary, Yes/No positions, and it may not be fair to give equal airing to unequal ideas. Still, it's good to understand different outlooks. Try:

• All Sides 

• Pro/Con

Fact checking sites like Verify This have trained investigators that look into claims, and they often explain their fact-checking methods. 

• Here is a list of several fact checking sites. 

Fact checking online is quite the skill. Ask the librarian for guidance if you'd like to learn how to do fact checking on your own, without relying on professional fact-checkers. 

There are many places to get news. These are just a few, which are highlighted for being long-standing, reputable sources: 

• BBC

• PBS Newshour

• ProPublica 

• The New York Times (accessible with your LaPorte Libraries 360 card. Contact the librarian if you need your card number)

• Newsbank (accessible with a New Carlisle Public Library card. See this page for assistance in getting a card/finding your card number. Includes local newspapers such as the South Bend Tribune and the La Porte County Herald)

• US Census Bureau (view census data for updates in population, economics, and more)