Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Evaluating Sources: Fact Checking

Tutorial: Evaluating Fake News

Here are just a few sites where you can do a quick fact check.

FactCheck.org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
FAIR
The national media watch group has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.
OpenSecrets
The nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effects on elections and public policy.
PolitiFact
Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
Snopes
The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.