Calarco Library: Detecting Media Bias & Fighting Fake News: Check Your Facts

Tools That Can Help

Fact Check
Factual accuracy of U.S. politicians in ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Hoax Slayer
A service that debunks or validates internet rumors and hoaxes.
Newstrition
A free Chrome and Firefox extension that allows users to check and rate a news story’s sources and also rate the stories themselves. They provide background information about news publishers, verified by the Freedom Forum Institute,
Open Secrets
Tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
PolitiFact
Nonpartisan fact-checking website focused on US politics.
PunditFact
Checks accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, talk show hosts and guests, and other members of the media.
SciCheck
Focuses on false and misleading scientific claims made by partisans to influence public policy.
Snopes
Definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

Fake News Codex
Identifies “news” sites that are fake, extremely misleading, or satirical.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Includes 2,500+ media sources, including websites and blogs.