Fact Checking & Media Bias Resources
Are you sure that the news you are reading is valid, accurate and up to date?
How do we know what is true and what is false on the internet?
Are you being fooled by media bias? How do you tell?
Top Fact-Checking Resources
The search for factual information is endless in the digital age. Here are five factchecking resources we rely on to help us tackle rumors and misinformation.
Snopes - This independent, nonpartisan website run by professional researcher and writer David Mikkelson researches urban legends and other rumors. It is often the first to set the facts straight on wild fake news claims.
PolitiFact - This Pulitzer Prize winning website rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials. Run by editors and reporters from the independent newspaper Tampa Bay Times, Politicfact features the Truth-O-Meter that rates statements as “True,” “Mostly True,” “Half True,” “False,” and “Pants on Fire.”
Factcheck - This nonpartisan, nonprofit project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by U.S. political players, including politicians, TV ads, debates, interviews and news releases.
Truth or Fiction? This nonpartisan website where Internet users can quickly and easily get information about eRumors, fake news, disinformation, warnings, offers, requests for help, myths, hoaxes, virus warnings, and humorous or inspirational stories that are circulated by email.
Washington Post Fact Checker - Although the Washington Post has a left-center bias, its checks are excellent and sourced. The bias shows up because they fact check conservative claims more than liberal ones.