Research Guides (LibGuides): FYS: Zero to Hero (Bungard): Fact Checking Sites

Easy Online Ways to Test News Claims

PolitiFact
"A [Pulitzer-Prize winning] fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics." The site is best known for its "Truth-O-Meter," which rates statements on a scale of True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False, or the lowest rating: "Pants on Fire!"
FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org is a "nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."
Global Fact Checking Sites
A project of the Duke University Reporters' Lab
Washington Post Fact Checker
Fact checks political and governmental topics
Snopes
An independent fact-checking organization that researches the origin of rumors, urban legends, and memes. The site is best known for debunking false claims, and also contains a Fake News Archive.
Google Fact Check Explorer
Powered by a claim review markup technology (which helps Google detect and display a fact check), this tool aggregates and thus helps users find fact checks by independent organizations from around the world

Checking the Lean of Fact-Checking Sites

Remember, that just as "center" isn't the equivalent of "neutral" or "balanced," those who safeguard facts can have biases, too. The online Fact-Checking sites on this AllSides chart (including several sites listed above) are scored according to a methodology that focuses on framing and perspective -- not on the facts themselves..

FYS: Zero to Hero (Bungard)

Easy Online Ways to Test News Claims

Checking the Lean of Fact-Checking Sites

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