Media Literacy
How do you know whether the information you see online is true or not?
The resources below can help.
News Fact Checkers:
If you want to fact check a story circulating on social media, or you want to know more about a claim made in the news, the links below are great places to start.
Great tools for checking viral rumors circulating online.
Snopes.com - A great place to check on whether a viral news story or image is accurate.
RumorGuard.org - This site, run by The News Literacy Project, tracks misinformation spread online, especially on social media.
Politifact.com - This site focuses on fact checking political claims, and won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for fact checking during the 2008 Presidential election.
Factcheck.org - Another great tool for checking the accuracy of political statements.
Allsides.com - Collects news coverage about particular topics from across the political spectrum. This is a helpful tool for tracking how bias can subtly influence a news story.
Great tools for fact-checking political claims and analyzing news coverage.
Media Bias:
There are a few media bias charts that can help you think about the sources you are consulting. Click here to view the AllSides Media Bias Chart. The chart from Ad Fontes Media, below, is updated frequently and available here.
