How to Do Your Own Accurate Fact Checking

Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
In its exemplary form, it is based on universal intellectual values that transcend subject matter divisions: clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence, good reasons, depth, breadth, and fairness.

"Fake News" & Misinformation

Learn how to evaluate news sources, identify unreliable sources, misinformation, and conspiracy theories

Fact-Checking Links

FactCheck.org
A product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is useful for checking 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.
Washington Post Fact Checker
The purpose of this website is to ‘truth squad’ the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local.

Browser Extensions

Chrome Fake News Detector Simple extension that shows an alert when you visit a site known for spreading fake news.

Chrome Know News Monitors for unreputable sites and displays a browser notification based on a reliability score (1-10)

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