Research Guides: The News is Everywhere: How to Spot the Good, the Bad, and the Make Believe: Fact or Fiction

Fact-Checking: the Facts

Image courtesy of KT Lowe at Indiana University East.

IFLA How to Spot Fake News
Downloadable version of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institution's How to Spot Fake News document.

LinkedIn
A professional networking website where you can look up the authors of articles and books to see if they're credible.
FactCheck
A product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.
Politifact
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.
Snopes.com
One of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on urban legends, news stories and memes. They also cite their sources at the end of each debunking.
Hoax-Slayer
Similar to Snopes but tighter in scope, Hoax-Slayer focuses on email hoaxes, identity theft scams and spam.
The Washington Post Fact-Checker
While focused primarily on political facts, it covers specific claims in-depth and with plenty of cross-referencing.
Veracity (iPhone app)
Double check image sources and see where they came from.