A short shelf of tools we actually recommend. None of these links is an endorsement of every article on the destination site.
Fact-checkers
- Snopes — viral claims and rumors
- FactCheck.org — political claims
- PolitiFact — rated political statements
- IFCN Code of Principles — verified fact-checkers worldwide
Source and bias maps
- Media Bias/Fact Check
- AllSides — same story, different outlets
Verification
- Google Fact Check Explorer
- TinEye and Google reverse image search
Learn more
- News Literacy Project
- First Draft (archives and methods)
- Stanford History Education Group — Civic Online Reasoning
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