DATABASES

• 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)

• Newspaper Source Plus (Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national and international newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post)

SITES WITH DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS

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

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. 

RELIABLE NEWS SITES

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

• BBC

• PBS Newshour

• ProPublica

POPULAR DIGITAL MAGAZINES 

These are available through the public library! Ask the librarian if you need your library card number!

• Magazines include: Time, Bloomberg Businessweek, Newsweek Global, and more.