SIFT-ing to Evaluate Sources

This website provides fact-checking as well as current news organized by "leaning" and bias. The goal of the site is to provide people with transparency on the bias of the news they're reading.

Fact-checking by Associated Press journalists.

FactCheck.org is "nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."

A searchable listing of sources from around the world with rankings of bias, political leanings and factual accuracy.

"NLP’s viral rumor rundown is a review of significant and timely examples of mis- and disinformation that also offer important news literacy lessons and insights."

A political fact-checking website run by the Poynter Institute. They are known for their "Truth-o-Meter" measuring of information.

"When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis."

"Using TinEye, you can search by image or perform what we call a reverse image search. You can do that by uploading an image or searching by URL. You can also simply drag and drop your images to start your search."

Watch videos on verifying online information by Mike Caulfield.

"Critical thinking, as we’re taught to do it, isn’t helping in the fight against misinformation."

Learn the skills that will make a dramatic difference in your ability to sort fact from fiction on the web (and everything in between).

A clickable ebook with specific examples on fact checking, verifying information and locating original context.

In which John Green previews the new Crash Course on Navigating Digital Information! We've partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanford History Education Group to teach a course in hands-on skills to evaluate the information you read online. The internet is full of information, a lot of it notably wrong. We're here to arm you with the skills to separate the good stuff from the inaccurate stuff, and browse the internet with confidence.

"To understand the misinformation ecosystem, here's a break down of the types of fake content, content creators motivations and how it's being disseminated"

The quiz where YOU examine images of real social media content and decide whether it's from a legitimate account or an internet troll.