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Fact Checking Resources
- FactCheck.org
- A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Checks the accuracy of political statements and news.
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- PolitiFact
- This site is a Pultizer Prize Winner, owned by the journalism school, the Poynter Institute. It checks and ranks political claims.
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- SciCheck
- This site, based from the larger FactCheck.org, focuses on misleading or untrue scientific claims that are made by those trying to influence public policy.
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- Snopes
- This award-winning fact-checking site has been around since 1995. It checks rumors, urban legends, and news.
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- Media Bias/Fact Check
- This site works to call out biased or deceptive news and media practices.
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- Open Secrets
- This site is run by the Center for responsive Politics, a nonpartisan and independent organization, which tracks money in U.S. politics.
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- Trusted News
- This browser extension works for Chrome and identifies sites as trustworthy, biased, untrustworthy, and satire.
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- BS Detector
- This browser extension works for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. It identifies fake and satirical news sites.
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- Fake News Alert
- This browser extension works for Chrome and alerts you when you are on a fake news site.